Divided Tunicate vs Loch Goil sea squirt

Styela canopus compared with Styela gelatinosa

Key Differences

• Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated while Loch Goil sea squirt is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Divided Tunicate	Loch Goil sea squirt
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Ascidiacea (Seescheiden)	Ascidiacea (Seescheiden)
Order same	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family same	Styelidae	Styelidae
Genus same	Styela	Styela
Species	Styela canopus	Styela gelatinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Loch Goil sea squirt

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Divided Tunicate	Loch Goil sea squirt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

Loch Goil sea squirt

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.