DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Cystodytes violatinctus
- Usual depth7–10 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
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: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Debra Baker · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Ascidie coloniale violette
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).
- 17 open-data records from 1997 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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