Common along Tomahawk Beach in the rock pools this species is believed to originated in Tasmania and is hard to distinguish from Pyura praeputialis from external views although P. praeputialis is a larger species they are close to identical hance the naming of this species as "doppelgangera".
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What habitats does Pyura doppelgangera live in?
Low rocky intertidal reefs and subtidal rocky reefs
What is the distribution of Pyura doppelgangera?
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
How big does Pyura doppelgangera grow?
Usually does not grow larger than 60mm
This does not mean that it cannot be found locally, just that I have not been able to verify records at the time this species was added to the database.
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