black-calabash vs Transparent tunicate

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cionidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ciona
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ciona savignyi

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Transparent tunicate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.