- Source: Asterocarpa humilis
Asterocarpa humilis is a species of ascidian tunicate first described in 1878 as Styela humilis by Camill Heller.
They are a sessile, subtropical species found in depths up to 26m, in the Indo-Pacificm and the temperate seas of Australia: New Zealand, Chile and South Africa.
As a member of the class Ascidiacea, the species is hermaphroditic allowing both cross- and self-fertilization. The eggs develop into larva before metamorphosis into benthic adults.
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External links
Asterocarpa humilis: Images & distribution from GBIF
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asterocarpa humilis
- Asterocarpa
- Cnemidocarpa
- Styela
- Dendrodoa
- Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area
- Monandrocarpa
