New Zealand Seashore

DSC_1316 Purple colonial ascidian (Hypsistozoa fasmeriana) plum coloured and forms lumps and mounds. Found on rocks and under overhangs at low intertidal to subtidal. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour

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DSC_1316 Purple colonial ascidian (Hypsistozoa fasmeriana) plum coloured and forms lumps and mounds. Found on rocks and under overhangs at low intertidal to subtidal. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour

DSC 1316 Purple Colonial ascidian plum coloured Hypsistozoa fasmeriana Distaplia colony colonies encrusting Aquarium Point Otago Harbour