Marine Species: Aplidium punctum

(Giard, 1873)

Aplidium punctum
Photographed by: João Pedro silva

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Polyclinidae
Genus: Aplidium
Species: Aplidium punctum

Species Data:

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Common Name: Orange-flake ascidian
Description: Maced colonies, with a long peduncle. Zooids with a trilobated gastrovascular linguet; nine to twelve layers of stigmas; stomach with six pleats.
Habitat: Infralittoral.
Color: Red stain above the anterior part of the endostyle.
Dimensions: Colonies with a long peduncle (4 cm high).
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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