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Animal realm > Chordates > Tunicates > Ascidians, Sea squirts > Exostoma sp.

Exostoma sp.

Scientific name : Exostoma sp.


Large colonies, over 20 cm in diameter, very similar to a sponge. Regularly distributed siphons. Easy to confuse with a sponge.
Putting a hand close, gently, if siphons close this must be an ascidian (sponges can not close their pores).


Habitat: Reef

Distribution: Western Pacific

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