Divided Tunicate vs Pleated tunicate

Styela canopus compared with Styela plicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Divided Tunicate	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order same	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family same	Styelidae	Styelidae
Genus same	Styela	Styela
Species	Styela canopus	Styela plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Divided Tunicate and Pleated tunicate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Styela.

Conservation Status

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Divided Tunicate	Pleated tunicate
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).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States