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Diplosoma spongiforme Jelly-synascidian

Diplosoma spongiforme is commonly referred to as Jelly-synascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Diplosoma spongiforme © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria


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lexID:
6521 
AphiaID:
103582 
Scientific:
Diplosoma spongiforme 
German:
Gallert Synascidie 
English:
Jelly-synascidian 
Category:
Sjöpungar 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Didemnidae (Family) > Diplosoma (Genus) > spongiforme (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Giard, ), 1872 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Atlantic, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
- 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, 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:
  • Diplosoma antarcticum
  • Diplosoma ata
  • Diplosoma carnosum
  • Diplosoma fecundum
  • Diplosoma gelatinosa
  • Diplosoma lafargueae
  • Diplosoma listerianum
    Krusten-Seescheide
  • Diplosoma longinquum
  • Diplosoma luckhoffii
  • Diplosoma lukini
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-15 20:57:40 

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Diplosoma spongiforme (Giard, 1872)

Diplosoma spongiforme is an encrusting colonial ascidian which can cover rock surfaces and other hard surfaces of 20 to 30 cm.It is a sponge-like ascidian.The Jelly-Synascidian is white translucent and gelatinous.

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. European-marine-life.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Diplosoma spongiforme,Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025

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