Aplidium accarense [Aplidium accarense]
Description
Aplidium accarense typically appears as a colonial tunicate growing firmly on the seafloor or on sheltered surfaces. Underwater, divers often spot it as a thin, adherent sheet or crust that adds fine detail to otherwise bare rock, especially in areas with steady currents.
Where To See Aplidium accarense
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
|
| Family |
Colonial Tunicates
Polyclinidae
|
| Genus |
Sea Pork
Aplidium
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