Pseudodistoma opacum Opaque Ascidian

Pseudodistoma opacum is commonly referred to as Opaque Ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Pseudodistoma opacum, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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lexID:: 14805
AphiaID:: 251228

Scientific:: Pseudodistoma opacum
German:: Undurchsichtige Seescheide
English:: Opaque Ascidian

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Pseudodistomidae (Family) > Pseudodistoma (Genus) > opacum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brewin, ), 1950

Occurrence:: Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia)
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:: 4 - 6 Meter
Size:: up to 23.62" (60 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°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:

Pseudodistoma acuatum
Pseudodistoma africanum
Afrikanische Pseudodistoma, Pilzseescheide
Pseudodistoma antinboja
Pseudodistoma arborescens
Pseudodistoma arnbacki
Pseudodistoma aureum
Pseudodistoma australe
Australische Pseudodistoma, Pilz-Seescheide
Pseudodistoma brieni
Pseudodistoma candens
Pseudodistoma cereum
Pseudodistoma coronatum
Pseudodistoma crucigaster
Seescheide
Pseudodistoma cyrnusense
Pseudodistoma delicatum
Pseudodistoma digitata
Pilz-Seescheide
Pseudodistoma fragile
Seescheide
Pseudodistoma inflatum
Pseudodistoma kanoko
Pseudodistoma megalarva
Orange Pilz-Seescheide, Steil-Seescheide
Pseudodistoma novaezelandiae
Pseudodistoma obscurum
Pseudodistoma opacum
Undurchsichtige Seescheide
Pseudodistoma oriens
Pseudodistoma pilatum
Pseudodistoma poculum
Pseudodistoma pulvinum

More related species in this lexicon:

Pseudodistoma sp.01
Pilz-Seescheide

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-05-16 19:57:00
Last edit:: 2022-05-17 10:29:58

Info

Pseudodistoma opacum (Brewin, 1950)

Synonymised names:
Pseudodistoma opaca (Brewin, 1950) · unaccepted (incorrect spelling)
Sigillinaria opaca Brewin, 1950 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Ascidians of New Zealand. Part 5. Ascidians from the East Coast of Great Barrier Island (en). Abgerufen am 17.05.2022.
Enantiomeric Variability of Distaminolyne A. Refinement of ECD and NMR Methods for Determining Optical Purity of 1-Amino-2-Alkanols (en). Abgerufen am 17.05.2022.
EOL (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2022.
The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Ascidiacea (en). Abgerufen am 17.05.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 16.05.2022.

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Pseudodistoma opacum,Growing on subtidal rock wall in an overhang, Waipu, New Zealand 2022

Pseudodistoma opacum, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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