Herdmania pallida Ascidian

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

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lexID:

17359 

AphiaID:

250697 

Scientific:

Herdmania pallida 

German:

Seescheide 

English:

Ascidian 

Category:

Sjöpungar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Pyuridae (Family) > Herdmania (Genus) > pallida (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Heller, ), 1878 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mauritius, Palau, Panama, Singapore, South America, Tahiti 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0,5 - 1 Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones, Marine / Salt Water 

Size:

1.57" - 3.54" (4cm - 9cm) 

Temperature:

23,7 °F - 29,3 °F (23,7°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Herdmania armata
• Herdmania colona
• Herdmania coutieri
• Herdmania curvata
• Herdmania fimbriae
• Herdmania insolita
• Herdmania japonica
• Herdmania kiiensis
• Herdmania mentula
• 
  Herdmania momus
  Herdmans Seescheide, Rote Lippen Seescheide
• Herdmania polyducta
• Herdmania subpallida
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Herdmania grandis
  Mauve-Mund Herdmania
• 
  Herdmania pallida
  Seescheide

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-10 19:48:44 

Last edit:

2025-04-13 22:39:21 

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