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Sea Squirt, Orange Colonial Ascidian

Scientific name:

Aplidium sp.

Maori name:

Other names:

Sea Squirt, Orange Colonial

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Ascidiacea

Family:

Polyclinidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Reef Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Filter Feeder

Distribution:

World Wide

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

Each pale speck is one individual in the colony.

Habitat:

Found sub-tidally on rocks and occasionally on the blades or red seaweeds.

Diet:

Filters small plankton out of the water column.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

A Guide to the Plants and Animals of the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre: McKinnon