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Ascidia sydneiensis
Ascidia sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855
Yellow-green sea squirt
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Family:  Ascidiidae ()
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 1 - 112 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: Sub Antarctic region, East South America. tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This is one of the largest ascideans and is often coated in mud (Ref. 305). Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 1758. On a mangrove (Ref. 415). Found in mud, sand and silt bottom (Ref. 1134); lives on the bottom, often embedded in sediments (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Franklin Bay, Santa Cruz Island (Ref. 125915).

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