DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Polycarpa captiosa
- Usual depth0–18 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and August
- 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: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–18 m · Deepest record: 17.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
- Golden Sea Squirt
Polycarpa aurata
- Blue Siphon Sea Squirt
Asterocarpa coerulea
- Compass Sea Squirt
Asterocarpa humilis
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).
- 10 open-data records from 1955 to 2006.
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