Eusynstyela latericius

Appearance

Colonial ascidian.

Naming

Eusynstyela Michaelsen, 1904
Orig. name
Gynandrocarpa latericius Sluiter, 1904
Synonymised names
Eusynstyela imthurni (Herdman, 1906) (new combination)
Gynandrocarpa imthurni Herdman, 1906 (original combination)
Gynandrocarpa latericius Sluiter, 1904 (original combination)
Polyandrocarpa latericius (Sluiter, 1904) (new combination)
Polyandrocarpa latericuis (Sluiter, 1904) (new combination)

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific.

Status

Not Evaluated.

Habitat

Found at a fore reef and a barrier reef, at depths of up to 82 m, often an epibiont on other stolidobranch ascidians.

Reproduction

Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic larva before metamorphosing into benthic adults.

Food

Filter-feeder.