Styela montereyensis
| Styela montereyensis | |
|---|---|
| Styela montereyensis in a California tide pool | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Stolidobranchia |
| Family: | Styelidae |
| Genus: | Styela |
| Species: | S. montereyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Styela montereyensis (Dall, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Clavelinopsis rubra Fewkes, 1889 | |
Styela montereyensis, also called the stalked tunicate, Monterey stalked tunicate, and the long-stalked sea squirt is a solitary ascidian tunicate. It has a cylindrical, yellow to dark reddish-brown body and a thin trunk that anchors it to rocks. It is found in subtidal areas of the western coast of North America from Vancouver Island to Baja California.