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Aplidium abyssum

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Aplidium abyssum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Polyclinidae
Genus: Aplidium
Species:
A. abyssum
Binomial name
Aplidium abyssum
(Kott, 1969)

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

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aplidium abyssum Kott, 1969". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Aplidium abyssum Kott, 1969". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  4. ^ 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