Ascidian

Herdmania pallida

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–70 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
How commonRare

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About this species

Herdmania pallida is a species of sea-squirt in the family Pyuridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Herdmania pallida”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 3 records
April: 5 records
May: 2 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 2 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 3 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–70 m · Deepest record: 600 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Ascidian, Pale Herdmania

Names in 2 more languages

French: Herdmania pâle
Japanese: ベニボヤモドキ

Other scientific names: Cynthia pallida, Cynthia rosea, Halocynthia pallida, Pyura ceylonica, Pyura pallida, Rhabdocynthia ceylonica, Rhabdocynthia pallida

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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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
112 open-data records from 1878 to 2022.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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