Sea tulip

Sea tulip

Taxobox
name = Sea tulip


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Urochordata
classis = Ascidiacea
ordo = Pleurogona
subordo = Stolidobranchia
familia = Pyuridae
genus = "Pyura"
species = "P. spinifera"
binomial = "Pyura spinifera"

Sea tulips are sessile ascidians that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, sea tulips are filter feeders. Their common name comes from their appearance - that of a knobbly 'bulb' or flower attached to a long stalk. Sea Tulips come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, orange, and purple. The colouration of sea tulips depends upon their association with a symbiotic sponge that covers their surface.

Despite their common name, sea tulips are animals and not plants.

In South Africa, Pyura Stolonifera is commonly referred to as "Rooi Aas" (Red Bait).

External links

* [http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=124 Wildlife of Sydney - Sea Tulip]


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