Aplidium aegeaensis [Aplidium aegeaensis]
Description
Divers may spot this colonial tunicate as a patch or low mound of living tissue attached to rocks, rubble, or other hard substrates. It often looks like a textured, encrusting “carpet” of small openings, with color that can range from pale to more muted tones depending on light and water conditions.
Where To See Aplidium aegeaensis
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
|
| Genus |
Sea Pork
Aplidium
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