Size

Colony height: 2.5cm (1") Colony width: 15-20cm (6-8"). Individual zooids: <0.5cm (0.25")

Recognition Characters

Encrusting colonies of grouped individual tunicates which form meandering, non-uniform circular patterns with a center composed of a translucent tunicate.

Color

Colonies can be multiple bright colors including orange, green, and yellow.

Habitat & Depth

Encrust hard bottoms, dead coral, rocks and shipwrecks. To 50m.

Distribution at GRNMS

Occasional.

Geographic Range

Genus widespread represented in Western Atlantic from Maine to Southern Brazil including Caribbean

Behavior & Notes

Positive ID of a particular sp. requires microscopic examination of internal body parts.

Synonyms

References

Meinkoth 1981, Kaplan 1988, Ruppert and Fox 1988