Ascidia ornata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth11–13 m
Water temperature27–30 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 6 records
May: 4 records
June: 2 records
July: 7 records
August: 3 records
September: 5 records
October: 28 records
November: 5 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–13 m · Deepest record: 17.5 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 32 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C

26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 34 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

French: Ascidie ornée
Simplified Chinese: 華麗海鞘

Similar species

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
35 open-data records from 1992 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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