Gynandrocarpa placenta Tunicate,Elephant ears

Gynandrocarpa placenta is commonly referred to as Tunicate,Elephant ears. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9359 

AphiaID:

253027 

Scientific:

Gynandrocarpa placenta 

German:

Plazenta Seescheide, Elefantenohr 

English:

Tunicate,Elephant Ears 

Category:

Zakpijpen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Gynandrocarpa (Genus) > placenta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Herdman, ), 1886 

Occurrence:

South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gynandrocarpa misanthropos
• 
  Gynandrocarpa placenta
  Plazenta Seescheide, Elefantenohr
• Gynandrocarpa solitaris

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-21 20:00:32 

Last edit:

2026-07-10 20:22:53 

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