Cnemidocarpa bicornuta Tunicate, Saddle

Cnemidocarpa bicornutais commonly referred to as Tunicate, Saddle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Cnemidocarpa bicornuta, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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lexID:: 15157
AphiaID:: 250333

Scientific:: Cnemidocarpa bicornuta
German:: Seescheide
English:: Tunicate, Saddle

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Cnemidocarpa (Genus) > bicornuta (Species)
Initial determination:: (Sluiter, ), 1900

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
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:: 15 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 14.57" (37 cm)
Temperature:: 53.6 °F - 64.4 °F (12°C - 18°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
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:

Cnemidocarpa acuelata
Cnemidocarpa alentura
Cnemidocarpa amphora
Cnemidocarpa areolata
Cnemidocarpa barbata
Cnemidocarpa bathyphila
Cnemidocarpa bythia
Cnemidocarpa campylogona
Cnemidocarpa cirrata
Cnemidocarpa clara
Cnemidocarpa clipeata
Cnemidocarpa completa
Cnemidocarpa concha
Cnemidocarpa devia
Cnemidocarpa digonas
Cnemidocarpa drygalskii
Cnemidocarpa effracta
Cnemidocarpa eposi
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
Finmarks Seescheide, Rote Seescheide
Cnemidocarpa fissa
Cnemidocarpa floccosa
Cnemidocarpa hartmeyeri
Cnemidocarpa hemprichi
Cnemidocarpa humilis
Cnemidocarpa intestinata
Cnemidocarpa irene
Cnemidocarpa jacens
Cnemidocarpa javensis
Cnemidocarpa joannae
Cnemidocarpa lapidosa
Cnemidocarpa lobata
Cnemidocarpa longata
Cnemidocarpa margaritifera
Cnemidocarpa mollis
Cnemidocarpa mollispina
Cnemidocarpa mortenseni
Cnemidocarpa ohlini
Cnemidocarpa oligocarpa
Cnemidocarpa pedata
Koloniale Seescheide
Cnemidocarpa personata
Cnemidocarpa pfefferi
Cnemidocarpa platybranchia
Cnemidocarpa posthuma
Cnemidocarpa quadrata
Cnemidocarpa radicosa
Cnemidocarpa ramosa
Cnemidocarpa reticulata
Cnemidocarpa rhizopus
Cnemidocarpa robinsoni
Cnemidocarpa schumacheri
Cnemidocarpa sedata
Cnemidocarpa squamata
Cnemidocarpa stolonifera
Cnemidocarpa tinkatae
Cnemidocarpa traustedti
Cnemidocarpa tribranchiata
Cnemidocarpa tripartita
Cnemidocarpa verrucosa
Antarktische Seescheide
Cnemidocarpa victoriae
Cnemidocarpa zenkevitchi

More related species in this lexicon:

Cnemidocarpa bicornuta
Seescheide

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-09-08 19:18:09
Last edit:: 2022-09-08 19:27:43

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Cnemidocarpa bicornuta (Sluiter, 1900)

Cnemidocarpa is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae. Cnemidocarpa bicornuta is orange in color. Filters small plankton. Its endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Styela argillacea Sluiter, 1900 · unaccepted
Styela bicornuta Sluiter, 1900 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Rates of warming and the global sensitivity of shallow water marine invertebrates to elevated temperature (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2022.

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Cnemidocarpa bicornuta. North Shore, Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand 2022

Cnemidocarpa bicornuta, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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