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Didemnum coccineum Scarlet Didemnid

Didemnum coccineum is commonly referred to as Scarlet Didemnid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5428 
AphiaID:
103563 
Scientific:
Didemnum coccineum 
German:
Scharlachrote Seescheide 
English:
Scarlet Didemnid 
Category:
Sjöpungar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Didemnum (Genus) > coccineum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Drasche, ), 1883 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
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 albopunctatum
  • Didemnum algasedens
  • Didemnum amethysteum
  • Didemnum amourouxi
  • Didemnum apersum
  • Didemnum apuroto
  • Didemnum arancium
  • Didemnum aratore
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-14 13:27:27 

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Didemnum coccineum (Drasche, 1883)

Synonymised names
Didemnum grassei Harant, 1931 · unaccepted (original combination)
Didemnum posidoniae Medioni, 1970 · unaccepted (original combination)
Leptoclinum coccineum Drasche, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.
  2. wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2025.

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