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Eudistoma elongatum Australian droplet tunicate

Eudistoma elongatumis commonly referred to as Australian droplet tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Eudistoma elongatum.In intertidal rock pools at Algies Bay, Kawau Bay.2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
12751 
AphiaID:
250210 
Scientific:
Eudistoma elongatum 
German:
Australische Tropfen-Seescheide 
English:
Australian Droplet Tunicate 
Category:
Sea Squirts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Polycitoridae (Family) > Eudistoma (Genus) > elongatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Herdman, ), 1886 
Occurrence:
Australia, New Zealand, South-Pazific, 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:
0,5 - 60 Meter 
Habitats:
Aquaculture, Bollards, Jetties, Sea bridges, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
1.97" - 59.06" (5cm - 150cm) 
Temperature:
55.4 °F - 68 °F (13°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder 
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:
  • Eudistoma album
  • Eudistoma amplum
  • Eudistoma anaematum
  • Eudistoma angolanum
  • Eudistoma atypicum
  • Eudistoma aureum
  • Eudistoma australe
  • Eudistoma banyulense
  • Eudistoma bifurcum
  • Eudistoma bituminis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-31 12:37:45 

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Eudistoma elongatum (Herdman, 1886)

White or creme cylindrical tubes. Size: 5-30 cm , but can reach 150cm. Muddy habitats, sand , rock or seagrass beds and wharf piles in protected waters .

Synonymised names:
Colella elongata Herdman, 1886 (original combination)
Eudistoma elongata (Herdman, 1886) (literature misspelling)

External links

  1. Australian droplet tunicate identification guide.pdf (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. MARINE BIOSECURITY Porthole (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Eudistoma elongatum,0.5m depth at low tide,Northland, Nueva Zelanda 2024
Eudistoma elongatum, Northland, New Zealand 2021
Eudistoma elongatum, Northland, New Zealand 2021
Eudistoma elongatum.In intertidal rock pools at Algies Bay, Kawau Bay.2020

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