Size

Individual zooids height.: 2-2.5cm (0.75-1")

Recognition Characters

Both siphons protrude from the dorsal surface. Colonies grow in clusters which can contain hundreds of individuals. Zooids attach to substrate individually by a thin rootlike stolon.

Color

Individual zooids can be transparent to transparent orange to bright orange.

Habitat & Depth

Shallow intertidal to 25m. Commonly associated with mangrove roots but also found attached to rocks.

Distribution at GRNMS

Common.

Geographic Range

Primarily tropical but Northern distribution may follow Gulfstream

Behavior & Notes

E. turbinata is chemically defended. One predator that exclusively feeds on E. turbinata is the lined or tiger flatworm, Psuedoceros crozieri.

Synonyms

References

Meinkoth 1981, Kaplan 1988, Ruppert and Fox 1988