Polycarpa papillata Orange-red Ascidian

Polycarpa papillatais commonly referred to as Orange-red Ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Polycarpa papillata,Ascidie rose orangée tropicale,Southwestern Mayotte,2020

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lexID:: 14720
AphiaID:: 215951

Scientific:: Polycarpa papillata
German:: Orangerote Seescheide, Papillen Seescheide
English:: Orange-red Ascidian

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Polycarpa (Genus) > papillata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Sluiter, ), 1885

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Madagascar, Mayotte, Singapore
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 2.76" (4,8cm - 7,0cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°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:

Polycarpa aernbaeckae
Polycarpa albatrossi
Polycarpa albopunctata
Polycarpa anguinea
Polycarpa argentata
Polycarpa arnoldi
Polycarpa aspera
Polycarpa atromarginata
Polycarpa aurata
Goldseescheide, Goldmund-Seescheide
Polycarpa aurita
Polycarpa beuziti
Polycarpa biforis
Polycarpa biscayensis
Polycarpa camptos
Polycarpa carpocincta
Polycarpa cartilaginea
Polycarpa chinensis
Polycarpa clavata
Seescheide
Polycarpa colletti
Polycarpa comata
Polycarpa contecta
Polycarpa cryptocarpa
Polycarpa decipiens
Polycarpa directa
Polycarpa discoidea
Polycarpa ecuadorensis
Polycarpa errans
Polycarpa fibrosa
Polycarpa flava
Polycarpa fungiformis
Polycarpa glebosa
Polycarpa gracilis
Polycarpa gradata
Polycarpa hartmeyeri
Polycarpa indiana
Polycarpa insulsa
Polycarpa intonata
Polycarpa itera
Polycarpa kapala
Polycarpa longiformis
Polycarpa macra
Polycarpa maculata
Polycarpa madagascariensis
Polycarpa mamillaris
Polycarpa maruhi
Polycarpa minuta
Polycarpa molguloides
Polycarpa muelleri
Polycarpa mytiligera
Solitäre Seescheide
Polycarpa nigerrima
Polycarpa nigricans
Polycarpa nota
Polycarpa obscura
Polycarpa obtecta
Polycarpa offa
Polycarpa olitoria
Polycarpa ovata
Polycarpa palinorosa
Polycarpa papillata
Orangerote Seescheide, Papillen Seescheide
Polycarpa papyra
Polycarpa patens
Polycarpa pedunculata
Polycarpa pentarhiza
Polycarpa perstellata
Polycarpa pigmentata
Pigmentierte-Seescheide
Polycarpa plantei
Polycarpa plenovata
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa porculus
Polycarpa pori
Polycarpa procera
Polycarpa producta
Polycarpa psammodes
Polycarpa pseudoalbatrossi
Polycarpa reniformis
Polycarpa reviviscens
Polycarpa richeri
Polycarpa rigida
Polycarpa rima
Polycarpa rubida
Polycarpa simplicigona
Polycarpa sobria
Polycarpa spongiabilis
Riesenseescheide
Polycarpa stirpes
Polycarpa suesana
Polycarpa thelyphanes
Polycarpa tinctor
Polycarpa tinctorella
Polycarpa tokiokai
Polycarpa triruga
Polycarpa tumida
Polycarpa twynami
Polycarpa vankampeni
Polycarpa violacea
Polycarpa viridis
Polycarpa willisi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-21 12:48:31
Last edit:: 2022-04-21 13:00:00

Info

Polycarpa papillata (Sluiter, 1885)

Polycarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. Polycarpa papillata is a filter feeder. This ascidian is white and smooth
but tough tunic is usually marked with irregular red stripes or patches in the anterior half, especially around the siphons.

Host/prey of Ascidicola secundus Kim I.H. & Moon, 2011 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult
Host/prey of Bonnierilla brevipes Schellenberg, 1922 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult
Host/prey of Bonnierilla eurypodata Kim I.H. & Boxshall, 2020 Feedingtype: symbiotic, Stage: adult

Synonymised names:
Polycarpa attollens Herdman, 1898 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Polycarpa attollens Herdman, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa capricornia Kott, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa elata Heller, 1878 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa intermedia Hartmeyer, 1919 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa intestinata Kott, 1952 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polycarpa mutilans Herdman, 1906 · unaccepted (original combination)
Styela captiosa Sluiter, 1885 · unaccepted (original combination)
Styela elata (Heller, 1878) · unaccepted (new combination)
Styela papillata Kott, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Styela papillata Sluiter, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)
Styela phaula Sluiter, 1895 · unaccepted (original combination)
Styeloides abranchiata Sluiter, 1886 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 21.04.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2022.

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