Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Mangrove Tunicate
Ecteinascidia turbinata
Mangrove Tunicate
Category: Tunicates
Scientific Name: Ecteinascidia turbinata
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Tunicata (Subphylum)
 └Ascidiacea (Class)
  └Perophoridae (Family)
   └Ecteinascidia (Genus)

Tunicates & Bryozoans
Tunicates

Mangrove Tunicate

Black Condominium Tunicate

White Condominium Tunicate

Strawberry Tunicate

Giant Tunicate

Encrusting Social Tunicate

Green Tube Tunicate

Painted Tunicate

Blue Bell Tunicate

Reef Tunicate

White Speck Tunicate

Overgrowing Mat Tunicates

Overgrowing Tunicates

Button Tunicate



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