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Didemne variable
Didemnum maculosum (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
AnimalsCompound ascidians
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Didemne (ou Didemnum) dentelé (pour la variété dentata)French (France)
- Didemne barioléFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Didemnum asperum
- Didemnum candidum
- Didemnum helgolandicum
- Leptoclinum durum
- Leptoclinum maculosum
- Leptoclinum tridentatum
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Sources
- ANDRÉ Frédéric, DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, BAY-NOUAILHAT Wilfried in : DORIS, 19/01/2020 : Didemnum maculosum (Milne-Edwards, 1841), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1818
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Didemnum maculosum (Milne-Edwards, 1841), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1449
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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