Megalodicopia hians Megabyte sea squirt, Predatory tunicate

Megalodicopia hians is commonly referred to as Megabyte sea squirt, Predatory tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8806 

AphiaID:

250823 

Scientific:

Megalodicopia hians 

German:

Seescheide 

English:

Megabyte Sea Squirt, Predatory Tunicate 

Category:

Ascidies 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Octacnemidae (Family) > Megalodicopia (Genus) > hians (Species) 

Initial determination:

Oka, 1918 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Canada Eastern Pacific, Japan, South-Pazific 

Sea depth:

250 - 5500 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

0,2 °F - 7,5 °F (0,2°C - 7,5°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Mucus, Mysis, Predatory, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Megalodicopia hians
  Seescheide

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-10-02 13:39:10 

Last edit:

2020-04-07 15:52:21 

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