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Pseudodistoma australe Australian Pseudodistoma, Toadstool Ascidian, Strawberry Tunicate

Pseudodistoma australe is commonly referred to as Australian Pseudodistoma, Toadstool Ascidian, Strawberry Tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien

Pseudodistoma australe, Point Murat, Exmouth, WA, Australia 2021


Courtesy of the author Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14426 
AphiaID:
251215 
Scientific:
Pseudodistoma australe 
German:
Australische Pseudodistoma, Pilz-Seescheide 
English:
Australian Pseudodistoma, Toadstool Ascidian, Strawberry Tunicate 
Category:
Sea Squirts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Pseudodistomidae (Family) > Pseudodistoma (Genus) > australe (Species) 
Initial determination:
Kott, 1957 
Occurrence:
Australia, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 
Sea depth:
5 - 157 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.72" (12 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-01-26 21:42:07 

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Pseudodistoma australe Kott, 1957

This compound ascidian is commonly known as the Strawberry Tunicate. The colonies are upright, fleshy, translucent, naked cones to 12 cm, sometimes slightly irregular and branched.

The Toadstool Ascidian can be found poking out from rock crevices, ledges and walls, of coral and rocky reefs. This species feed on plankton.

Synonymised names:
Pseudodistoma australis Kott, 1957 (incorrect original spelling)

External links

  1. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 26.01.2022.
  2. Zoogeography of the southern New Zealand, Tasmanian and southern African ascidian fauna (en). Abgerufen am 26.01.2022.

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