Aplidium acroporum [Aplidium acroporum]
Description
Aplidium acroporum can show up as an encrusting colony on hard substrata, often in crevices or on stable rock faces. When divers get close, the colony’s surface can look finely patterned, reflecting the dense arrangement of zooids that filter food from the water.
Where To See Aplidium acroporum
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Sea Squirts
Ascidiacea
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| Order |
Aplousobranch Tunicates (Simple Colonial Sea Squirts)
Aplousobranchia
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| Family |
Colonial Tunicates
Polyclinidae
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| Genus |
Sea Pork
Aplidium
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