Aplidium asperum [Aplidium asperum]
Description
Divers may notice this tunicate as a rough, textured patch attached to rocks or other hard substrates. Its surface can look slightly uneven or pebbled, and it often blends into the surrounding habitat while still adding a distinct “living coating” effect.
Where To See Aplidium asperum
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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