Stolonica socialis Orange Sea Grapes

Stolonica socialis is commonly referred to as Orange Sea Grapes. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Christophe Quintin, Bretagne, Frankreich

Stolonica socialis, Bretagne, France 2012

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AphiaID:: 103921

Scientific:: Stolonica socialis
German:: Orange See-Traube
English:: Orange Sea Grapes

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Stolonica (Genus) > socialis (Species)
Initial determination:: Hartmeyer, 1903

Occurrence:: European Coasts, France, Ireland, Northeast Atlantic, the British Isles
Sea depth:: 5 - 35 Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 64.4 °F (13°C - 18°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
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:

Stolonica agnata
Stolonica aluta
Stolonica australis
Stolonica bigyna
Stolonica brevigastra
Stolonica carnosa
Stolonica diptycha
Stolonica duploplicata
Stolonica inhacae
Stolonica laboutei
Stolonica laevis
Stolonica limbata
Stolonica malayanus
Stolonica multitestis
Stolonica nodula
Stolonica pacificus
Stolonica prolifera
Stolonica reducta
Stolonica sigma
Stolonica socialis
Orange See-Traube
Stolonica truncata
Stolonica variata
Stolonica variolosus
Stolonica vesicularis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-13 20:20:53
Last edit:: 2022-10-13 21:28:34

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Stolonica socialis Hartmeyer, 1903

Stolonica socialis is a species of tunicate or sea squirt in the family Styelidae, commonly known as orange sea grapes. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, where it lives on the rocky seabed in shallow water.

Eaten by Trivia arctica.

Synonymised names
Thylacium aggregatum Alder & Hancock, 1907 · unaccepted (original combination):

External links

Mer et littoroal, European Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2022.

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Stolonica socialis, Bretagne, France 2012

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