Pleated Ascidian (species: Styela plicata) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Styela plicata
Pleated Ascidian


©Unknown: Pleated Ascidian (Styela plicata)

©Unknown: Pleated Ascidian (Styela plicata), Juvenile.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Ascidiacea
Order Stolidobranchia
Family Styelidae
Genus Styela
Species Styela plicata
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Common around 5-7cm height.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Found attached to hard substrates on rock reefs. Also, like most ascidians, S.plicata is a common fouling organism on artificial structures like piers, pylons, pontoons, ship hulls ect.

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