Oikopleuridae sp. Pelagic Tunicate

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

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lexID:

17605 

AphiaID:

103356 

Scientific:

Oikopleuridae sp. 

German:

Pelagische Tunikate 

English:

Pelagic Tunicate 

Category:

Sea Squirts 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Appendicularia (Class) > Copelata (Order) > Oikopleuridae (Family) > Oikopleuridae (Genus) > sp. (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lohmann, 1915 

Occurrence:

Philippines, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Oikopleuridae sp.
  Pelagische Tunikate

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-15 13:53:40 

Last edit:

2025-07-15 13:58:32 

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