Artificial Reef Field Guide: Pycnoclavella stanleyi
Common NameYellow Social Ascidian
Code(s)PYST
Id Number689
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilitySessile
Colonial / SolitaryColonial
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Colonial tunicate with orange or gold branchial baskets. The zooids are slender and long and occupy sandy tubes. Zooids 1-2 cm long.
Species Habitat
Low intertidal to subtidal. Found in colonies on rocks.
Species Range
Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Isla San Geronimo, Baja California
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