Aplidium benhami [Aplidium benhami]
Description
Divers may spot this colonial tunicate as a patch or mat of small, closely packed zooids attached to rocks, wrecks, or other hard substrates. In good light it can look like a textured, encrusting film, often with tiny openings where water is drawn in and expelled. It’s a subtle but fascinating “living carpet” that adds color and texture to the seafloor.
Where To See Aplidium benhami
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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