Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
Pleated sea squirt
Styela plicata
photo by Ulman, Aylin

Family:  Styelidae ()
Max. size:  8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m
Distribution:  Cosmopolitan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 2268. Tolerates brackish and polluted waters (Ref. 1134). Solitary and found in mangroves (Ref. 1757); on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); some are recorded on piers and pilings (Ref. 86424). Clumped on the sides and bottom of the floats (Ref. 2268).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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