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Baked-bean ascidian

Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)

AnimalsSimple and social ascidians

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Ascidie groseilleFrench (France)
Groseille de mer (Attention : ne pas confondre cette ascidie avec Pleurobrachia pileusFrench (France)
Le cténaire du même nom !)French (France)
ZeebesDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Ascidia grossularia
Cynthia grossularia
Styela grossularia
Styelopsis grossularia
Styelopsis sphaerica

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Dendrodoa grossularia

GBIF — Dendrodoa grossularia

Sources

ZIEMSKI Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 15/01/2020 : Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1916

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1181

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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