DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Diplosoma virens
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, August, and November
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 26 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 7.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
Other scientific names: Diplosoma pavonia, Diplosoma pavonina, Diplosoma viride, Leptoclinum calificiforme, Leptoclinum varium, Leptoclinum virens
Similar species
Gray encrusting compound tunicateDiplosoma listerianum
Green Barrel Sea SquirtDidemnum molle
Robust Sea SquirtAtriolum robustum
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).
- 120 open-data records from 1908 to 2024.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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