Spatio-temporal occurrence of Microcosmus exasperatus in the towed-diver surveys (October 2022 – February 2023). (A) Depth, (B) Locations, and (C) Seasons. The Y-axis values are expressed as the fraction of the transect in which M. exasperatus was observed (1 = 100%); Error bars signify a confidence interval of 95%.

 
 
  Part of: Golanski DB, Nachmias A, Kahn G, Fireman A, Hepner Ucko O, Shenkar N, Yahel G (2025) Massive colonization by the solitary ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878, on the sandy bottom of the Israeli littoral. In: Fowler A, Robinson T, Bortolus A, Canning-Clode J, Therriault T (Eds) Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions. Aquatic Invasions 20(1): 53-68. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2025.20.1.131343