DSC_3177 Blue siphon sea squirt, or kaeo piringa (Asterocarpa coerulea) group exposed on rocks at low tide. Underwater they become inflated with two prominent siphons. Common on, or under low tidal rocks and wharf piles. Maitai Bay, Karikari Peninsula *
DSC_7779 Saddle Sea Squirt, kaeo, or 'Banana boat' (Cnemidocarpa bicornuta) found singly in cracks in rocks, or wedged in between oysters between the tide marks. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_7876 Saddle Sea Squirt, kaeo, or 'Banana boat' (Cnemidocarpa bicornuta) characteristically 'squirt' seawater when disturbed. Found singly in cracks in rocks, or wedged in between oysters between the tide marks. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour *