Hypsistozoa fasmeriana Compound Ascidian

Hypsistozoa fasmeriana is commonly referred to as Compound Ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15590 

AphiaID:

250706 

Scientific:

Hypsistozoa fasmeriana 

German:

Koloniale Seescheide 

English:

Compound Ascidian 

Category:

Sea Squirts 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Holozoidae (Family) > Hypsistozoa (Genus) > fasmeriana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Michaelsen, ), 1924 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Kerguelen Islands, New Zealand, South-Pazific 

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:

Meter 

Food:

Filter 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:

• Hypsistozoa distomoides
• 
  Hypsistozoa fasmeriana
  Koloniale Seescheide
• Hypsistozoa obscura

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-02-25 20:09:51 

Last edit:

2023-02-25 20:09:51 

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