Aplidium

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Aplidium
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Aplidium californicum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Polyclinidae
Genus: Aplidium
Savigny, 1816
Species
See text
Synonyms
  • AlidiumOken, 1829
  • AlipidiumDella Valle, 1882
  • AmarouciumMilne Edwards, 1841
  • FragaroidesMaurice, 1888
  • MacrenteronRedikorzev, 1927
Aplidium elegans Aplidium elegans.jpg
Aplidium elegans

Aplidium is a genus of colonial sea squirts, tunicates in the family Polyclinidae. There are about 188 species in the genus found in shallow waters around the world.

Species

The following species are listed in this genus according to the World Register of Marine Species: [1]

References

  1. Aplidium Savigny, 1816 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-20.