Distaplia corolla Button Tunicates

Distaplia corolla is commonly referred to as Button Tunicates. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Distaplia corolla,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021

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AphiaID:: 103606

Scientific:: Distaplia corolla
German:: Knopf-Seescheide
English:: Button Tunicates

Category:: Ascidie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Holozoidae (Family) > Distaplia (Genus) > corolla (Species)
Initial determination:: Monniot F., 1974

Occurrence:: Azores, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean
Sea depth:: 8 - 23 Meter
Habitats:: Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,5 cm
Food:: Filter feeder, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown