Aplidium amorphatum [Aplidium amorphatum]
Description
Divers may find this tunicate as a soft-looking, encrusting colony that can be easy to overlook at first glance. When you examine it closely, the colony’s surface texture and tiny inhalant/exhalant openings become apparent, giving it a subtle but fascinating “living architecture.”
Where To See Aplidium amorphatum
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Sea Squirts
Ascidiacea
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| Order |
Aplousobranch Tunicates (Simple Colonial Sea Squirts)
Aplousobranchia
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| Family |
Colonial Tunicates
Polyclinidae
|
| Genus |
Sea Pork
Aplidium
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