Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico.
Natural Environment: Inhabits, in sheet form, mangrove roots, sponges, small coral animals and other hardpan substrates in shallow coastal waters.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Didemnidae
Genus: Trididemnum
FYI: Shown here for identification only.