フタスジボヤ vs シロボヤ

Styela canopus compared with Styela plicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	フタスジボヤ	シロボヤ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Ascidiacea (ホヤ綱)	Ascidiacea (ホヤ綱)
Order same	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family same	Styelidae	Styelidae
Genus same	Styela	Styela
Species	Styela canopus	Styela plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

フタスジボヤ and シロボヤ share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Styela.

Conservation Status

フタスジボヤ

NE — Not Evaluated

シロボヤ

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	フタスジボヤ	シロボヤ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

フタスジボヤ

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).

シロボヤ

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