
DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Cnemidocarpa pedata
- Usual depth3–51 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Tim, 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: 14 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–51 m · Deepest record: 51 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Photos

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ミカンボヤ
Other scientific names: Pandocia pedata, Podocynthia pedata, Polycarpa pedata, Styela pedata, Styela whiteleggei, Styela whiteleggii, Tethyum whiteleggei, Tethyum whiteleggii
Similar species
- Golden Sea Squirt
Polycarpa aurata
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).
- 61 open-data records from 1898 to 2000.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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