Microcosmus sabatieri

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Microcosmus sabatieri
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Microcosmus sabatieri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Pyuridae
Genus: Microcosmus
Species:
M. sabatieri
Binomial name
Microcosmus sabatieri
(Roule, 1885)
Synonyms [1]

Microcosmus sabatieri, commonly called the grooved sea squirt, [2] sea fig, [3] or violet, [3] is a species of tunicates (sea squirts). The species has a rocky-shape appearance. It is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea. [4] It is used as food in parts of Europe. [2]

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Uses

Three species of Microcosmus are edible presently, M. sabatieri, M. vulgaris, and M. polymorphus (Vafidis 2008). [ citation needed ] In the Mediterranean Basin, it is eaten raw, often with an acidic condiment such as lemon juice or vinegar with shallots.[ citation needed ] It has a strong iodine taste which not all appreciate.[ citation needed ]

Names

The specific epithet sabatieri is in honor of zoologist Armand Sabatier. [3] The name 'violet' is from the distinguishing violet stripes on the siphon. [3]

The species has many common names. In Dutch it is violet-zakpijp (lit. violet pocket-pipe) [2] or begroeide zakpijp (overgrown pocket-pipe). [3] In French it's violet, [2] [3] figue de mer (lit. sea fig), [3] and in Marseille, patate de mer (lit. sea potato), [3] or vioulé. [3] In Northern Catalonia it's called bijú or bijut (jewel) [3] and in the Principality bunyol or ou de mar (sea fritter or sea egg). [5] In German the common term is Seefeige (lit. sea fig) [2] or eßbare Seescheide (edible sea sheath). [3] It is Φούσκα (foúska, lit. bubble or puff) in Greek. [4] In Italian, limone di mare (sea lemon) or uova di mare (sea egg) are used. [3] Names in Spanish include provecho (profit), patatas de mar (sea potatoes), and buñuelo de mar (sea fritter). [3] In Ligurian it can be called stronsci de mä (sea turds). [3] In Morocco, in both Moroccan Darija and Berber, it's called fezḍāḍ (فزضاض) or afezḍāḍ (ⴰⴼⴻⵣⴹⴰⴹ, أفزضاض). [6]

Other names it is sold under include:

Note that plants of the genus Carpobrotus are also known as 'sea figs'. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2018). Ascidiacea World Database. Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103844 on 2018-02-13
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Beleidsinformerende Nota: Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt (PDF) (in Dutch). Oostende: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 12 October 2016. ISBN   978-94-92043-42-9. ISSN   2295-7464 . Retrieved 13 February 2018. Microcosmus sabatieri violet-zakpijp violet Seefeige grooved sea squirt
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ader, Denis; André, Frédéric; Huet, Sylvie (7 August 2016). "Microcosmus sabatieri". Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sanamyan, Karen; de Jong, Y. (5 December 2007). "Microcosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885". Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure. Retrieved 13 February 2018. Vernaculars (-) Greek: Φούσκα
  5. ↑ "Gran Diccionari de la llengua catalana".
  6. ↑ Mohamed Chafik (1999). الدارجة المغربية، مجال توارد بين الأمازيغية و العربية (in Arabic). p. 51.
  7. ↑ "Sea figs Genus Carpobrotus". iNaturalist. San Francisco. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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