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Rectangular sea-squirt

Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776

AnimalsSimple and social ascidians

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Rechteckige SeescheideGerman (Germany)
Ascidia rectangularEuropean Spanish
Ascidie rectangulaireFrench (France)
Rechthoekige zakpijpDutch (Netherlands)
Ascidia rectangularEuropean Portuguese

Other invalid scientific names

Ascidia patoni
Ascidia venosa
Ascidiella virginea
Phallusia venosa

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Ascidia virginea

GBIF — Ascidia virginea

Sources

ANDLAUER Anne, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 10/10/2014 : Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1185

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Ascidia virginea Müller, 1776, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/657

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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