Aplidium boucheti [Aplidium boucheti]
Description
Divers can come across Aplidium boucheti as a colonial tunicate that forms an attached, spreading layer on hard bottoms. Depending on conditions, it may look like a textured crust with small openings—each one belonging to a tiny zooid working together as a colony. While it may not be flashy, it adds an important layer of biodiversity to reef and wreck habitats.
Where To See Aplidium boucheti
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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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