Diazona tenera Frail Diazona

Diazona tenera is commonly referred to as Frail Diazona. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 250456

Scientific:: Diazona tenera
German:: Zerbrechliche Seescheide
English:: Frail Diazona

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Diazonidae (Family) > Diazona (Genus) > tenera (Species)
Initial determination:: Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996

Occurrence:: Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Philippines
Sea depth:: 12 - 15 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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:

Diazona angulata
Diazona carnosa
Diazona chinensis
Diazona formosa
Riffseescheide
Diazona fungia
Diazona geayi
Diazona gigantea
Diazona labyrinthea
Diazona pedunculata
Diazona tenera
Zerbrechliche Seescheide
Diazona textura
Diazona violacea
Fußball-Seescheide

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-10 18:57:51
Last edit:: 2022-04-10 19:10:08

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Diazona tenera Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996

Diazona is a genus of tunicates in the family Diazonidae. The Frail Diazona is a colonial ascidian from Central Indo-Pacific.

The "Frail Diazona" forms hemispherical colonies more than 10 cm-20cm in diameter that are very firm to the touch. Zoids are transparent with fine white edges. The small white siphons are characteristic.

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WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 10.04.2022.

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