Corella willmeriana Icy Tunicate, Transparent Sea Squirt

Corella willmeriana is commonly referred to as Icy Tunicate, Transparent Sea Squirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17509 

AphiaID:

250378 

Scientific:

Corella willmeriana 

German:

Eis-Seescheide, Transparente Seescheide 

English:

Icy Tunicate, Transparent Sea Squirt 

Category:

Sjøpunger 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Corellidae (Family) > Corella (Genus) > willmeriana (Species) 

Initial determination:

Herdman, 1898 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

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:

0 - 75 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.97" (1,0cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 10,6 °F (8°C - 10,6°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Corella borealis
• 
  Corella eumyota
  Orange Spitzen Seescheide
• Corella halli
• Corella inflata
• Corella japonica
• Corella melvinii
• Corella minuta
• 
  Corella parallelogramma
  Parallel-Seescheide
• 
  Corella willmeriana
  Eis-Seescheide, Transparente Seescheide

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-06-10 20:45:32 

Last edit:

2025-06-10 20:56:28 

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