Aplidium abyssum
| Aplidium abyssum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Polyclinidae |
| Genus: | Aplidium |
| Species: | A. abyssum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplidium abyssum (Kott, 1969)
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Aplidium abyssum is a sea squirt in the family Polyclinidae and was first described in 1969 by Patricia Kott,[1][2]
As with all sea squirts, this species is sessile. It is found in Antarctic waters at depths ranging from 3500 - 6250 metres.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aplidium abyssum Kott, 1969". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ P. Kott (1969). "Antarctic ascidiacea. A monographic account of the known species based on specimens collected under U.S. Government auspices 1947 to 1963". Antarctic Research Series. 13: 1–239. ISSN 0066-4634. Wikidata Q129175704.
- ^ "Aplidium abyssum Kott, 1969". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Claude Monniot; Françoise Monniot (1975). "Abyssal tunicates: an ecological paradox". Annales de l'Institut océanographique. 51 (1): 99–129. ISSN 0078-9682. Wikidata Q129260534.cite Q
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