About Sycozoa cerebriformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
This species of sea squirt, Sycozoa cerebriformis, forms folded colonies made up of individual zooids arranged in double rows. Siphons are located along the upper edge of this twisted overall structure, and the entire colony can grow up to 15 centimeters across. Young colonies begin as flattened fan shapes. As they grow and expand, the colony folds and bends, which gives it a distinct brain-like appearance. It was first formally described by Quoy & Gaimard in 1834.
