DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ascidian
Cnemidocarpa irene
- Usual depth118–278 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 118–278 m · Deepest record: 277.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ascidian
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- シロボヤモドキ
Other scientific names: Cnemidocarpa hartogi, Cnemidocarpa irma, Cnemidocarpa legalli, Cnemidocarpa valborg, Cnemidocarpa valborgi, Styela esther, Styela irene, Styela irma, Styela maroccana, Styela pavementis
Similar species
Saddle sea squirtCnemidocarpa bicornuta
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).
- 83 open-data records from 1948 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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