Aplidium punctum Orange flake-ascidian

Aplidium punctumis commonly referred to as Orange flake-ascidian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Aplidium punctum
German:: Seescheide
English:: Orange Flake-ascidian

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Polyclinidae (Family) > Aplidium (Genus) > punctum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Giard, ), 1873

Occurrence:: the North Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown