Metandrocarpa taylori Taylor's Social Tunicate, Taylor's Colonial Tunicate, Orange Social Ascidians, Orange Social Sea Squirt, Red Sea Buttons

Metandrocarpa taylori is commonly referred to as Taylor's Social Tunicate, Taylor's Colonial Tunicate, Orange Social Ascidians, Orange Social Sea Squirt, Red Sea Buttons. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Metandrocarpa taylori, Taylor's Social Tunicate,NW San Luis Obispo Co., California 2025

Each zooid (individual) only ~1/4" (6mm) across. In this case "social" means that they are actually a colony that is connected--the thinner area at their bases.
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lexID:: 15038
AphiaID:: 250836

Scientific:: Metandrocarpa taylori
German:: Taylers Koloniale Seescheide, Rote Knopf-Seescheide
English:: Taylor's Social Tunicate, Taylor's Colonial Tunicate, Orange Social Ascidians, Orange Social Sea Squirt, Red Sea Buttons

Category:: Søpunge

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Metandrocarpa (Genus) > taylori (Species)
Initial determination:: Huntsman, 1912

Occurrence:: Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 48.02 °F - 64.04 °F (8.9°C - 17.8°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown