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Aplidium californicum (Ritter and Forsyth, 1917)

Tunicado, Tunicate

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Ascidiacea

Order
Aplousobranchia

Family
Polyclinidae

Genus
Aplidium

Species
californicum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

References

  • Lambert, G. (2019) Fouling ascidians (Chordata: Ascidiacea) of the Galápagos: Santa Cruz and Baltra Islands Aquatic Invasion, Volume 14, Issue 1: 132–149

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