Artificial Reef Field Guide: Styela montereyensis
Common NameStalked Tunicate
Code(s)STMO
Id Number739
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilitySessile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Yellow to reddish brown elongated tunic on a long stalk; tunic has longitudinal ridges. Overall length typically 8-15 cm.
Species Habitat
Found attached to rocks.
Species Range
Low intertidal to 300 m; Vancouver Island, Britsh Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
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