Distaplia smithi Smith's Distaplia, Paddle Ascidian

Distaplia smithi is commonly referred to as Smith's Distaplia, Paddle Ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Distaplia smithi, a Compound Tunicate, with Laminaria Holdfast.Found on beach near rocky intertidal,Cayucos, California 2020

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Scientific:: Distaplia smithi
German:: Smith's Distaplia, Paddel-Seescheide
English:: Smith's Distaplia, Paddle Ascidian

Category:: Ascidie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Holozoidae (Family) > Distaplia (Genus) > smithi (Species)
Initial determination:: Abbott & Trason, 1968

Occurrence:: Alaska , Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Northwest Pacific, USA
Sea depth:: 1 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Distaplia alaskensis
Distaplia australiensis
Distaplia bermudensis
Seescheide
Distaplia capensis
Distaplia clavata
Distaplia colligans
Seescheide
Distaplia concreta
Distaplia corolla
Knopf-Seescheide
Distaplia cuscina
Distaplia cylindrica
Seescheide
Distaplia dubia
Distaplia durbanensis
Distaplia florida
Distaplia garstangi
Distaplia livida
Distaplia lucillae
Distaplia magnilarva
Distaplia megathorax
Distaplia mikropnoa
Distaplia muriella
Distaplia occidentalis
Seescheide
Distaplia pallida
Distaplia progressa
Distaplia prolifera
Distaplia racemosa
Distaplia regina
Distaplia retinaculata
Distaplia rosea
Distaplia skoogi
Seescheiden
Distaplia smithi
Smith's Distaplia, Paddel-Seescheide
Distaplia stylifera
Seescheide
Distaplia systematica
Distaplia tahihuero
Distaplia tokioka
Distaplia turboensis
Distaplia vallii
Distaplia violetta
Distaplia viridis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-05-27 17:22:35
Last edit:: 2021-05-27 19:44:27

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Distaplia smithi Abbott & Trason, 1968

This compound ascidian (individual zooids live clustered together within a common tunic) grows in a cluster of paddle-shaped stalked lobes, each of which contains multiple zooids. The colour is cream to orange-brown.

In central California, some colonies contain parasitic copepods.

Similar to Distaplia occidentalis.

External links

inverts.wallawalla.edu (en). Abgerufen am 27.05.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 27.05.2021.

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Distaplia smithi, a Compound Tunicate, with Laminaria Holdfast.Found on beach near rocky intertidal,Cayucos, California 2020

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