Polycarpa clavata Sea Squirt aka Tunacate

Polycarpa clavata is commonly referred to as Sea Squirt aka Tunacate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:: 2957
AphiaID:: 251009

Scientific:: Polycarpa clavata
German:: Seescheide
English:: Sea Squirt Aka Tunacate

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Polycarpa (Genus) > clavata (Species)
Initial determination:: Hartmeyer, 1919

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, USA, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 1 - 40 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 59.18 °F - 81.5 °F (15.1°C - 27.5°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown