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Didemnum densum Dense Ascidian

Didemnum densum is commonly referred to as Dense Ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Didemnum densum,Auckland, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
15156 
AphiaID:
250494 
Scientific:
Didemnum densum 
German:
Dichte Seescheide 
English:
Dense Ascidian 
Category:
Osłonice 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Didemnum (Genus) > densum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Nott, ), 1892 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Kelp forests, Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Didemnum ahu
  • Didemnum albidum
    Seescheide
  • Didemnum albopunctatum
  • Didemnum algasedens
  • Didemnum amethysteum
  • Didemnum amourouxi
  • Didemnum apersum
  • Didemnum apuroto
  • Didemnum arancium
  • Didemnum aratore
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-14 13:39:09 

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Didemnum densum (Nott, 1892)

Didemnum is a genus of colonial tunicates in the family Didemnidae. It is the most speciose genus in the didemnid family.[1][2] Species in this genus often have small calcareous spicules embedded in the tunic and form irregular or lobed colonies

Synonymised names:
Leptoclinum densum Nott, 1892 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Awesome ascidians a guide to the sea squirts of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2022.
  2. Erstbeschreibung als Leptoclinum densum, Seite 311 (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2022.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 08.09.2022.

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Didemnum densum,Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Didemnum densum,Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Didemnum densum,Auckland, New Zealand 2022

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