Pyura stolonifera
1 Cunjevoi at Broulee, NSW
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| Pyura stolonifera | Jennyncmg | 25 Jan 2022 | |
| Pyura stolonifera | Tapirlord | 24 Jan 2022 |
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Thousands of cunjevoi exposed on low tide
3 comments
25 Jan 2022
The shells in the photo are Spenglers Triton (Cabestana spengleri) which prey on the cunjevoi
26 Jan 2022
Ahhhh, interesting. There were several individuals per colony that were dead or had obviously been removed. (Which I’d attributed to fishermen wanting bait) but perhaps they could’ve been predated.
26 Jan 2022
Unfortunately you were probably right about the fishers. They are allowed to take some in the General Use Zones of the Park. The Tritons just put their proboscis down one of the existing holes in the cunjevoi and eat out the inside. If enough is left the cunjevois can regenerate the missing bits.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.179186-35.861383
- Altitude 2.2m
- Places Broulee, NSW
Sighting information
- 1000 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2022 08:20 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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- Marine Invertebrates Sea Squirts (Tunicata) Other Marine Invertebrates Tapirlord South Coast NatureMapr Pyura stolonifera
Species information
- Pyura stolonifera Scientific name
- Cunjevoi Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 13.94m Recorded at altitude
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