Pr. C. 8 Eudistoma viride

 

Phylum: Chordata  

Class: Ascidiacea

Order: Aplousobranchia

Family: Polycitoridae

Genus: Eudistoma

Species: Eudistoma viride

 

Description

Fresh colonies are greenish gelatinous masses of various shapes. The masses appear to be independent colonies rather than lobes of a compound colony. Older colonies are dark green in colour. Colony may be in the form of single lobe to many lobes. Upper surface of the lobe is somewhat spherical with large and small black dots. Basal portion of the colony is tapering. Each lobe may contain 2 to 20 zooids. Test is soft, gelatinous and transparent either greenish, greenish yellow or dark greenish in colour. The distinct colouration of the zooid is seen through the test.  Surface of the test is free from any foreign matters.

IUCN: Not evaluated