Cystodytes dellechiajei

About this species

Cystodytes is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Polycitoridae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 15 records
February: 18 records
March: 20 records
April: 18 records
May: 20 records
June: 22 records
July: 31 records
August: 37 records
September: 41 records
October: 41 records
November: 18 records
December: 29 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–75 m · Deepest record: 339 m

0–10 m: 19 records
10–20 m: 37 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–29 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 15 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 27 records
26–28 °C: 23 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Photos

(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Borja Fierro-Leva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Cystodites cretaceus, Cystodites dellechiajei, Cystodites draschii, Cystodites durus, Cystodites philippinensis, Cystodytes aucklandicus, Cystodytes ceylonensis, Cystodytes cretaceous, Cystodytes cretaceus, Cystodytes dellachiaiae, Cystodytes dellachiajei, Cystodytes dellechiaiae, Cystodytes draschei, Cystodytes draschii, Cystodytes perspicuus, Cystodytes violaceus, Distoma dellachiajei, Distoma dellechiaie, Distoma dellechiajei, Distoma dellechiajiae

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
419 open-data records from 1885 to 2018.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.