Ecteinascidia thurstoni Thurston's Sea Squirt

Ecteinascidia thurstoni is commonly referred to as Thurston's Sea Squirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Ecteinascidia thurstoni,Gesher HaZiw, Nordbezirk, Israel 2021

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Scientific:: Ecteinascidia thurstoni
German:: Thurstons Seescheide
English:: Thurston's Sea Squirt

Category:: Sjöpungar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Perophoridae (Family) > Ecteinascidia (Genus) > thurstoni (Species)
Initial determination:: Herdman, 1890

Occurrence:: Suez-Kanal, Tunesien, Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Red Sea, Singapore, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 5 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown