Aplidium coeruleum [Aplidium coeruleum]
Description
This tunicate is often recognizable by its bluish or blue-toned appearance when conditions and water clarity are favorable. Divers may find it covering parts of rock in thin sheets, sometimes with a delicate, uneven surface texture. It’s a calm, stationary sight—yet very much alive—filter-feeding as water flows over its body.
Where To See Aplidium coeruleum
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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