Metandrocarpa protostigmatica Tunicate

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica is commonly referred to as Tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica, Auckland, New zealand 2022

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Metandrocarpa protostigmatica
German:: Seescheide
English:: Tunicate

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Metandrocarpa (Genus) > protostigmatica (Species)
Initial determination:: Michaelsen, 1922

Occurrence:: New Zealand
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 103 Meter
Temperature:: 44.6 °F - 64.4 °F (7°C - 18°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
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:

Metandrocarpa agitata
Metandrocarpa asymmetra
Metandrocarpa dura
Metandrocarpa indica
Metandrocarpa manina
Metandrocarpa michaelseni
Metandrocarpa miniscula
Metandrocarpa reducta
Metandrocarpa sterreri
Metandrocarpa taylori
Taylers Koloniale Seescheide, Rote Knopf-Seescheide
Metandrocarpa thilenii
Metandrocarpa uedai

More related species in this lexicon:

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica
Seescheide

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-05-19 19:17:40
Last edit:: 2022-05-23 18:37:12

Info

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica Michaelsen, 1922

Metandrocarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. Known from New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Metandrocarpa protostigmata Michaelsen, 1922 · unaccepted (literature misspelling)

External links

Ascidiae Ptychobranchiae und Diktyobranchiae von Neuseeland und den Chatham Inseln, Seite 461 (de). Abgerufen am 19.05.2022.
The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Ascidiacea, Seite 63 (en). Abgerufen am 19.05.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 19.05.2022.

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Commonly

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica, Growing on subtidal rocks in an overhang, Waipu, New Zealand 2022

Metandrocarpa protostigmatica, Auckland, New Zealand 2022

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