Cnemidocarpa Huntsman 1913

Coral Sea, Shot at night, Duration 10 seconds

Coral Sea, Shot at night, Duration 12 seconds

Coral Sea, Shot at night, Duration 8 seconds

This beautiful tunicate sheds its gametes to the sea, and fertilization is external. Two solitary corals, Balanophyllia elegans sit adjacent to it. Depth 14 m.

Coral Sea, Duration 45 seconds

In this side view one can see the two siphons (partly retracted) and some material adhering to the tunic.

In this underwater photo of Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis near Northwest Island by Kirt Onthank (Feb 2006), the siphons are open and partly extended. The animal above is the sea cucumber Psolus chitonoides

Another underwater photo by Kirt Onthank, July 2007

Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis from 15 m depth off Northwest Island. Scale is in centimeters and mm (Photo by: Dave Cowles, July 2005)