New Zealand Seashore

DSC_ 5078 Colonial ascidian (Botrylloides leachii) orange coloured, but can also range from typically purple, through green, to cream. Here bright orange ascidians form a flat, slimy sheet, encrusting the underside of rock ledges at low tide. Maori Bay, Muriwai *

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DSC_ 5078 Colonial ascidian (Botrylloides leachii) orange coloured, but can also range from typically purple, through green, to cream. Here bright orange ascidians form a flat, slimy sheet, encrusting the underside of rock ledges at low tide. Maori Bay, Muriwai *

DSC 5078 Sea daisy Colonial ascidian Botrylloides leachii orange bright slimy sheet encrusting underside rock ledges low tide Maori Bay Muriwai