Symplegma rubra Red Symplegma, Red Sea Squrit

Symplegma rubra is commonly referred to as Red Symplegma, Red Sea Squrit. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Symplegma rubra.In reef at Winstons Cove, Auckland North Shore.2022

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 13819
AphiaID:: 212500

Scientific:: Symplegma rubra
German:: Rote Symplegma, Seescheide
English:: Red Symplegma, Red Sea Squrit

Category:: Zakpijpen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Stolidobranchia (Order) > Styelidae (Family) > Symplegma (Genus) > rubra (Species)
Initial determination:: Monniot C., 1972

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Jamaica, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Panama, Red Sea, South Australia, Tansania, the Caribbean, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean, Western Australia, Zanzibar
Sea depth:: 0 - 34 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Detritus, Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Symplegma alterna
Symplegma arenosa
Symplegma bahraini
Symplegma brakenhielmi
Brakenhilms Seescheide
Symplegma connectens
Symplegma japonica
Symplegma reptans
Symplegma rubra
Rote Symplegma, Seescheide
Symplegma stuhlmanni
Symplegma teruakii
Symplegma viride
Symplegma zebra
Zebra-Seescheide

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-04-25 19:19:39
Last edit:: 2022-04-07 12:20:24

Info

Symplegma rubra Monniot C., 1972

Symplegma rubra is a colonial tunicate growing in sheets about 30 cm long and 2–3 cm thick. The colonies are usually bright red to wine-colored, but can also be yellow, orange, or pink.

Similar to Symplegma brakenhielmi.

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 25.04.2021.
NEMESIS (en). Abgerufen am 07.04.2022.

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Commonly

Symplegma rubra.In reef at Winstons Cove, Auckland North Shore.2022

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