Diazona violacea

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Tunicata
Diazona violacea
The ascidian Diazona violacea, Firth of Lorne, Scotland, 20 m
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Diazonidae
Genus: Diazona
Species:
D. violacea
Binomial name
Diazona violacea
Synonyms[2]
  • Diazona hebridica (Forbes, 1853)
  • Syntethys hebridica Forbes & Goodsir, 1853

Diazona violacea is a species of tunicate, an ascidian in the family Diazonidae.[2][3] It is the type species of the genus Diazona.[4]

This species is known from the northeast Atlantic from the British Isles to Portugal, and in the Mediterranean Sea. In the British Isles it is found off Scotland, Ireland and SW England.[3] It is a cold water species found below 30 m in Plymouth but as shallow as 15 m in Scotland.

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