| Halocynthia papillosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Pleurogona |
| Suborder: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Pyuridae |
| Genus: | Halocynthia |
| Species: | Halocynthia papillosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Halocynthia papillosa (Gunnerus, 1765)[1] |
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Halocyntia papillosa, also known as the Red-sea squirt is a sea peach or sea squirt, a species of tunicate.
This species occurs at depths of 2 to 100 metres It attaches itself to rocks and overhangs, or among Posidonia. It can be found in the Northeast Atlantic, Western Pacific, along the Portuguese coast, and the Mediterranean.[1]
Halocynthia papillosa is usually about 10 cm high but can reach 20 cm. It can contract when disturbed.[2]