Microcosmus sabatieri Tunicate

Microcosmus sabatieri is commonly referred to as Tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Microcosmus sabatieri
German:: Seescheide
English:: Tunicate

Category:: Sjøpunger

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Pyuridae (Family) > Microcosmus (Genus) > sabatieri (Species)
Initial determination:: Roule, 1885

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Morocco, Northern Africa, Spain, Sulawesi, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Plankton
Difficulty:: Veldig vanskelig
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Microcosmus anomalocarpus
Microcosmus arenaceus
Microcosmus australis
Microcosmus bitunicatus
Microcosmus claudicans
Microcosmus curvus
Microcosmus exasperatus
Microcosmus formosa
Microcosmus glacialis
Microcosmus helleri
Microcosmus hernius
Microcosmus longicloa
Microcosmus madagascariensis
Microcosmus miniaceus
Microcosmus multiplicatus
Microcosmus nudistigma
Seescheide
Microcosmus oligophyllus
Microcosmus pacificus
Microcosmus planus
Microcosmus polymorphus
Microcosmus propinquus
Microcosmus psammiferus
Microcosmus pupa
Microcosmus sabatieri
Seescheide
Microcosmus santoensis
Microcosmus savignyi
Microcosmus squamiger
Microcosmus stoloniferus
Microcosmus tuberculatus
Microcosmus vesiculosus
Microcosmus vulgaris

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-14 17:31:21
Last edit:: 2013-04-14 17:31:21

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Roule, 1885

Most single found ascidian. Usually orange, sometimes reddish or brownish, often encrusted with different organisms.

Host ofthe copepods
Ascidicola rosea Thorell, 1859
Doropygus pulex Thorell, 1859
Ophioseides cardiocephalus Hesse, 1864
Heteranthessius furcatus Stock, 1971

Synonyms:
Ascidia microcosmus Cuvier, 1815
Cynthia scrotum Delle Chiaje, 1828
Microcosmus scrotum (Delle Chiaje, 1828

External links

World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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