Sycozoa cerebriformis
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| Sycozoa cerebriformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Holozoidae |
| Genus: | Sycozoa |
| Species: | S. cerebriformis |
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| Sycozoa cerebriformis | |
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Sycozoa cerebriformis, (common name - brain ascidian)[2] is a sea squirt in the family Holozoidae, first described by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1834 as Aplidie cerebriforme.[3][4] The taxonomic decision which determined the name, Sycozoa cerebriformis, and the species' synonymy was given by Patricia Kott in 1990.[3][1]
It is found from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia to Western Australia, on the sea floor and in caves and crevices at depths up to 50 m.[3]