DSC_3550 Blue siphon sea squirt, or kaeo piringa (Asterocarpa coerulea) plump rounded and pearly white, with dull blue on the upper surface. Common on, or under low tidal rocks and wharf piles. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula
DSC_3431 Blue siphon sea squirt, or kaeo piringa (Asterocarpa coerulea) plump rounded and pearly white, with dull blue on the upper surface. Common on, or under low tidal rocks and wharf piles. Tokerau Beach, Karikari Peninsula
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 *