Aplidium brevilarvacium [Aplidium brevilarvacium]
Description
This tunicate typically forms colonies that cling firmly to hard bottom features, creating a subtle but distinctive surface texture. Underwater, divers may see it as a compact encrustation with fine, closely packed structures that give it a neat, patterned look. It’s the kind of organism that rewards slow, careful observation rather than big “showy” behavior.
Where To See Aplidium brevilarvacium
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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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