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ascidians
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| Phylum Chordata | Subphylum Tunicata/Urochordata | Class Ascidiacea |
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gum drops ascidians awaiting identification* updated Jan 12 Where seen? These little ascidians that resemble green sweets are commonly seen, especially on our Southern shores. Features: Each blob about 1cm long. Flat, irregular shapes with rounded margins so that each shape resembles a gum drop. Each shape appears to be made up of many individual zooids embedded in a common tissue. The shapes are arranged higgledy-piggledy in crowded clusters on seagrasses such as Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides), seaweeds as well as on coral rubble. It's hard to identify ascidians without close examination of small features. On this website, they are grouped by large external features for convenience of display. |
 Kusu Island, May 07 |
 Kusu Island, Jun 05 |
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Green gum drops ascidians on Singapore shores
 Kusu Island, Jun 05  |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05  |
 Sentosa, Jul 05  |
more photos of green gum drops ascidians on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6
*Species are difficult to positively identify without examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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