Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815), (Neptune's heart sea squirt)


31 Mar 2010 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Record Summaryon old breakwater
Found asAdult
Date31 March 2010
OS grid refOSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes: 7.5cm tall, attached at base and one side; oral syphon 8-lobed, branchial sac with concolourous rectangular reticulum internally.

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