| TUNICATA : Stolidobranchia : Molgulidae | SEA SQUIRTS |
Description: This solitary ascidian lives buried in clean sandy sediment with only the siphons showing. It is spherical in shape and its test is covered with fine sand.
Habitat: Open coast sites with clean sand sediments.
Distribution: Found all round the British Isles.
Similar Species: Compare with Molgula occulta which is similar but lives in muddier sediments.
Key Identification Features:
Distribution Map from NBN: Eugyra arenosa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Eugyra arenosa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
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| Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Eugyra arenosa. (Alder & Hancock, 1848). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=ZD2640. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |