Aplidium abditum [Aplidium abditum]
Description
This tunicate (a type of sea squirt) can look like a small, encrusting patch on rocks or other hard surfaces. Divers may notice it as a subtle, textured “carpet” or lumpy growth, and with time it becomes easier to pick out the individual openings where water flows in and out.
Where To See Aplidium abditum
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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