Tunicate, urochordate, sea squirt, sea pork??????

[The_Codfather]

Thanks Boomer for them links.. Well I did do the poke test and the siphon did retract.. But I have to agree with you about the color.. I forgot to mention the other day all the siphon's were closed
I will try to take a better pic later

 

[Boomer]

Well, if all those siphons were closed it is a Tunicate lime green or not There are green Didemnids that are darker green. The green is from symbiotic algae like in corals.

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/ascidiacea/greengumdrop.htm

 

[The_Codfather]

It's more of a pale yellow

 

[The_Codfather]

Better pics

 

[Boomer]

That is a sponge. I'm working on a better ID than just sponge I have not see or can find anything quite like it yet.

 

[The_Codfather]

Well, if all those siphons were closed it is a Tunicate lime green or not There are green Didemnids that are darker green. The green is from symbiotic algae like in corals.

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/ascidiacea/greengumdrop.htm

Siphons closed ???

 

[Boomer]

Yah, I know and figured you might say that but did not expect to see them closed up that tight. I thought you just touched them and kinda pushed in the siphons and they rebounded back out. I have books on tunicates and have never seen one like that. I have sent the pic out to Les to look at it. Many tunicates are mis-ID as sponges and vs verse. You are often taught in ID class your first guess is the best. I thought tunciate but then said no I think it is a sponge. Now I'm second guessing myself on a group of animals, tunicates, I'm "suppose" to be really good a Id-ing : Now I see something I somehow missed before. Look at the siphons.................note they are kinda bowling pin shaped, a common trait of tunicates and not sponges. See I'm eating my own words you quoted above : And maybe a didemnid

 

[The_Codfather]

Yah, I know and figured you might say that but did not expect to see them closed up that tight. I thought you just touched them and kinda pushed in the siphons and they rebounded back out. I have books on tunicates and have never seen one like that. I have sent the pic out to Les to look at it. Many tunicates are mis-ID as sponges and vs verse. You are often taught in ID class your first guess is the best. I thought tunciate but then said no I think it is a sponge. Now I'm second guessing myself on a group of animals, tunicates, I'm "suppose" to be really good a Id-ing :lol: Now I see something I somehow missed before. Look at the siphons.................note they are kinda bowling pin shaped, a common trait of tunicates and not sponges. See I'm eating my own words you quoted above :lol: And maybe a didemnid

when i started to try to ID it myself I thought sponge too until I come across a site about tunicates But can not find anything like the one I have.. I too have mad google skills too But thanks for taking the time to look into this for me.. Much Appreciated