Didemnum obscurum Orange lattice ascidian

Didemnum obscurum is commonly referred to as Orange lattice ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Didemnum obscurum (Orange lattice ascidian),Port Elizabteh 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel

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Scientific:: Didemnum obscurum
German:: Koloniale Seescheide
English:: Orange Lattice Ascidian

Category:: Osłonice

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Didemnum (Genus) > obscurum (Species)
Initial determination:: Monniot F., 1969

Occurrence:: India, Indo Pacific, South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

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Didemnum ahu
Didemnum albidum
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Didemnum albopunctatum
Didemnum algasedens
Didemnum amethysteum
Didemnum amourouxi
Didemnum apersum
Didemnum apuroto
Didemnum arancium
Didemnum aratore
Didemnum asterix
Didemnum astrum
Didemnum aures
Didemnum beringense
Didemnum biglans
Didemnum biglutinum
Didemnum bimasculum
Didemnum bisectatum
Didemnum brevioris
Didemnum caesium
Didemnum candidum
Didemnum captivum
Didemnum carnulentum
Didemnum caudiculatum
Didemnum cerebrale
Didemnum chartaceum
Didemnum clavum
Didemnum coccineum
Seescheide
Didemnum commune
Elegante Seescheide
Didemnum complexum
Didemnum congregatum
Didemnum contortum
Didemnum coralliforme
Didemnum coriaceum
Didemnum crescente
Didemnum cuculliferum
Himbeer-Seescheide
Didemnum cygnuus
Didemnum dealbatum
Didemnum delectum
Didemnum dicolla
Didemnum diffundum
Didemnum digestum
Didemnum diversum
Didemnum domesticum
Didemnum dorotubu
Didemnum drachi
Didemnum ectensum
Didemnum effusium
Didemnum elongatum
Didemnum epikelp
Didemnum etiolum
Didemnum fibriae
Didemnum filiforme
Didemnum flavoviride
Didemnum fragile
Didemnum fragum
Didemnum fucatum
Didemnum fulgens
Didemnum fuscum
Didemnum gemmiparum
Didemnum globiferum
Didemnum grande
Didemnum granulatum
Didemnum granulosum
Didemnum guttatum
Didemnum helgolandicum
Didemnum herba
Didemnum hiopaa
Didemnum immundum
Didemnum incanum
Didemnum inveteratum
Didemnum japonicum
Didemnum jedanense
Didemnum jucundum
Didemnum kurilense
Didemnum lacertosum
Didemnum lahillei
Didemnum lambitum
Didemnum leopardi
Didemnum levitas
Didemnum ligulum
"Weißzahn"-Sescheide
Didemnum lillipution
Didemnum linatum
Didemnum linguiferum
Didemnum lissoclinum
Didemnum macrosiphonium
Didemnum macrospiculatum
Didemnum maculosum
Didemnum madagascariense
Didemnum madeleinae
Didemnum mantile
Didemnum megaductus
Didemnum megasterix
Didemnum membranaceum
Rosa Matten-Seescheide
Didemnum mesembrinum
Didemnum microthoracicum
Didemnum millari
Didemnum minisculum
Didemnum minispirale
Didemnum misakiense
Didemnum molle
Grüne Riffseescheide
Didemnum monile
Didemnum moseleyi
Didemnum multispirale
Didemnum mutabile
Didemnum nambucciensis
Didemnum nekozita
Didemnum nigricans
Didemnum nigrum
Didemnum nocturnum
Didemnum oblitum
Didemnum obscurum
Koloniale Seescheide
Didemnum ossium
Didemnum paa
Didemnum pacificum
Didemnum papillatum
Didemnum parancium
Didemnum parau
Didemnum parvum
Didemnum patalum
Didemnum pecten
Didemnum pellucidum
Didemnum perlucidum
Didemnum perplexum
Didemnum peyrefittense
Didemnum pica
Didemnum pitipiri
Didemnum poecilomorpha
Didemnum polare
Didemnum precocinum
Didemnum protectum
Didemnum psamathodes
Didemnum pseudobiglans
Didemnum pseudofulgens
Didemnum recurvatum
Didemnum roberti
Didemnum rodriguesi
Didemnum romssae
Didemnum roseum
Didemnum rota
Didemnum rubeum
Didemnum sachalinense
Didemnum santaelenae
Didemnum scopi
Didemnum sordidum
Didemnum spadix
Didemnum spongoides
Didemnum spumante
Didemnum spumosum
Didemnum stercoratum
Didemnum stragulum
Didemnum studeri
Didemnum subflavum
Didemnum sucosum
Didemnum tabulatum
Didemnum tenue
Didemnum ternerratum
Didemnum tetrahedrum
Didemnum theca
Didemnum toafene
Didemnum tonga
Didemnum translucidum
Didemnum transparentum
Didemnum trispirale
Didemnum trivolutum
Didemnum tumulatum
Didemnum usitatum
Didemnum uturoa
Didemnum vahatuio
Didemnum vanderhorsti
Didemnum verdantum
Didemnum vermiforme
Didemnum vesperi
Didemnum vexillum
Koloniale Seescheide
Didemnum via
Didemnum viride
Didemnum vulgare
Didemnum yolki

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-02 19:07:23
Last edit:: 2016-03-02 19:07:23

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Didemnum obscurum Monniot, 1969

Didemnum obscurum is a colonial ascidian, that forms a thin crust ( 1-2 cm thick, up to 50cm across)over rocks or other substrate. The colour is bright orange.

The Orange lattice ascidian is a filterfeeder.Its can be found in shallow reefs (5-30m depht).

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Tunicata (Subphylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Didemnum (Genus) > Didemnum obscurum (Species)

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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