Phallusia mammillata White warty seasquirt

Phallusia mammillata is commonly referred to as White warty seasquirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Phallusia mammillata
German:: Weiße Warzenseescheide
English:: White Warty Seasquirt

Category:: Søpunge

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Phlebobranchia (Order) > Ascidiidae (Family) > Phallusia (Genus) > mammillata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1815

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Atlantic, Spain, 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:: - 44 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 0.39" - 5.51" (1,4cm - 14cm)
Temperature:: 7,3 °F - 16,9 °F (7,3°C - 16,9°C)
Food:: Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown