Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878 is a animal in the Ascidiidae family, order Phlebobranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878

Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878 is a sea squirt found off the southern coasts of South Africa, first described in 1878.

Family

Ascidiidae

Genus

Ascidia

Order

Phlebobranchia

Class

Ascidiacea

About Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878

Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878 is a species of sea squirt that belongs to the family Ascidiidae. It was first formally described in 1878 by Camill Heller. Specimens of this species have been found in waters off the southern coasts of South Africa.

Photo: (c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Peter Southwood · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Phlebobranchia › Ascidiidae › Ascidia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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