Possible confusions
Ascidie rectangulaire, Ascidia virginea, dont la forme est quasi rectangulaire.
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Pink sea-squirt
Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776
AnimalsSimple and social ascidians
Ascidie fixée au substrat par son côté :
- Taille de 5 à 8 cm,
- Tunique lisse, translucide de couleur rosé le plus souvent (blanche à rouge),
- Siphons courts et écartés : ils sont bordés de petites languettes blanches (entre 8 et 12).
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Stumpen-AscidieGerman (Germany)
- Ascidia rosadaEuropean Spanish
- Ascidie roseFrench (France)
- Ascidie à siphons écartésFrench (France)
- Ascidia mentulaItalian (Italy)
- RosasjøpungNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Rose zakpijpDutch (Netherlands)
- Ascidia rosadaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- ZIEMSKI Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 11/01/2018 : Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1596
- WEINBERG S., 2010, Découvrir l'Atlantique, la Manche et la mer du Nord, édition GAP.
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 10/05/2020 : Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1107
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 10/05/2020
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