Microcosmus sabatieri

This article is about the sea squirt. For the plants also called 'sea figs', see Carpobrotus. For other species called 'violet', see violet (disambiguation).

Microcosmus sabatieri
Microcosmus sabatieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Microcosmus
Species:
M. sabatieri
Binomial name
Microcosmus sabatieri
(Roule, 1885)
Synonyms

Microcosmus sabatieri, commonly called the grooved sea squirt, sea fig, or violet, is a species of tunicates (sea squirts). The species has a rocky-shape appearance. It is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is used as food in parts of Europe.

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