Loch Goil sea squirt vs Pleated tunicate

Styela gelatinosa compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

• Loch Goil sea squirt is Data Deficient while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loch Goil sea squirt	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order same	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family same	Styelidae	Styelidae
Genus same	Styela	Styela
Species	Styela gelatinosa	Styela plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Loch Goil sea squirt and Pleated tunicate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Styela.

Conservation Status

Loch Goil sea squirt

DD — Data Deficient

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loch Goil sea squirt	Pleated tunicate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loch Goil sea squirt

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).