APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 - Carpet sea squirt - invasive non-native species (Tunicate imagess)
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Carpet sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum
- underwater / close-up 1

The image above is a 'Public Domain' image from Wikipedia, originally from from the U.S. Geological Survey, photo by Dann Blackwood (USGS).

Images description - Tunicate colony of Didemnum vexillum. Large openings are cloacal apertures; brown material in them is interpreted to be fecal matter in cavities below the apertures. Sandwich town beach (41 deg 46.11 min N lat, 70 deg 28.95 min W lon). Water depth 4 m. November 7, 2006.

The image has been cropped to fit the page and has been added to display this invasive tunicate so that it may be recognized and compared with other tunicates on APHOTOMARINE, and until UK images are found or taken.

Didemnum vexillum Carpet sea squirt invasive non native species Tunicate Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.