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Colonial ascidian

Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877)

AnimalsCompound ascidians

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanReunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaGuadeloupeMartiniqueCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Colonial seasquirtBritish English
Compound ascidianBritish English
Koloniebildende SeecheideGerman (Germany)
Ascidia colonialEuropean Spanish
Ascidie coloniale pourpreFrench (France)
TunicatoItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

Distoma dellechiajei

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Cystodytes dellechiajei

GBIF — Cystodytes dellechiajei

Sources

ANDRÉ Frédéric, KUPFER Michel, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 24/01/2020 : Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/428

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1293

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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