Sea Tulip

Technically speaking, this isn't a flower. It's a Sea Tulip, which is a sea Squirt. But it's called a tulip, so I reckon it's a starter for Flower Friday.

It's obviously been torn off it's rock in the recent rough weather and was floating near the shore.

Sea tulip is the common name of a few species of sessile ascidians (sea squirts) in the genus pyura that live in coastal waters at depths of up to 80 m (260 feet). Like all ascidians, sea tulips are filter feeders. Their common name comes from their appearance - that of a knobbly 'bulb' or flower attached to a long stalk.