Ascidiella scabra Hairy sea-squirt

Ascidiella scabra is commonly referred to as Hairy sea-squirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6114 

AphiaID:

103719 

Scientific:

Ascidiella scabra 

German:

Raue Seescheide 

English:

Hairy Sea-squirt 

Category:

Sea Squirts 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Ascidiidae (Family) > Ascidiella (Genus) > scabra (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Müller, ), 1776 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Argentina, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

0 - 180 Meter 

Size:

0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ascidiella aspersa
  Spritz-Seescheide

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ascidiella scabra
  Raue Seescheide

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-29 15:34:07 

Last edit:

2022-03-24 18:36:16 

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