Molgula
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Sea Grapes or Molgula sp. are very common, globular, individual marine tunicates roughly the size of grapes. They are translucent with two protruding siphons. They are found subtidally, attached to slow-moving submerged objects or organisms.
In the western Atlantic ocean
, they range from the Arctic to North Carolina
, to the centre of the United States eastern seaboard.
In the western Atlantic ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, they range from the Arctic to North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, to the centre of the United States eastern seaboard.