Didemnum conchyliatum White speck tunicate

Didemnum conchyliatumis commonly referred to as White speck tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Gelbe wuchernde Seescheide (Didemnum conchyliatum)

Gelbe wuchernde Seescheide (Didemnum conchyliatum) auf blauem Schwamm (Hymedesmia sp.?) Ägypten, Rotes Meer

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lexID:: 6144
AphiaID:: 250487

Scientific:: Didemnum conchyliatum
German:: Weißgefleckte Seescheide
English:: White Speck Tunicate

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Didemnum (Genus) > conchyliatum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Sluiter, ), 1898

Occurrence:: Belize, Cebu ((Philippines), Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 3 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 25,8 °F - 28,4 °F (25,8°C - 28,4°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown