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Sycozoa arborescens Social fan ascidian

Sycozoa arborescens is commonly referred to as Social fan ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sycozoa arborescens,rocksucker ridge, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
12793 
AphiaID:
215969 
Scientific:
Sycozoa arborescens 
German:
Koloniale Fächer Seescheide 
English:
Social Fan Ascidian 
Category:
Sjøpunger 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Holozoidae (Family) > Sycozoa (Genus) > arborescens (Species) 
Initial determination:
Hartmeyer, 1912 
Occurrence:
Namibia, South-Africa 
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:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Port facilities, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 5.51" (14 cm) 
Temperature:
24,8 °F - 25,7 °F (24,8°C - 25,7°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-07 13:13:09 

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Sycozoa arborescens Hartmeyer, 1912

Colonies very convoluted with various flatten fan-shaped heads arising from a short branches stalks. Laterally flattened fan-shaped head (2-3 cm) carried on a long slender stalk (2-4 cm). Vertical rock-faces with a strong water flow

Synonyms:
Sycozoa arborenscens Hartmeyer, 1912 (misspelling)

External links

  1. easicat.azurewebsites.net (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2025.

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Sycozoa arborescens,rocksucker ridge, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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