Perophora namei Blue bell sea squirt

Perophora nameiis commonly referred to as Blue bell sea squirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Silke Baron (flickr prilfish), Austria

Perophora namei, Sea squirts, bali Indonesien 2015

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Scientific:: Perophora namei
German:: Glas-Seescheide
English:: Blue Bell Sea Squirt

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Perophoridae (Family) > Perophora (Genus) > namei (Species)
Initial determination:: Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928

Occurrence:: Australia, Central Pazific, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 12 - 26 Meter
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 79.52 °F - 84.38 °F (26.4°C - 29.1°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown