Aplidium abyssum
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| Aplidium abyssum | |
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Scientific 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]
