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Aplidium crateriferum (Sluiter, 1909)
Aplidium is a genus of colonial sea squirts from the Polyclinidae family. There are about 188 species in the genus, which can already be found in shallow waters all over the world.
The crater sea squirt Aplidium crateriferum is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific. This filter-feeder gets its colloquial name from the crater-shaped depressions.
Crater sea squirts are often found under rocks. The max. depth information of individual sources differs greatly. While SeaLifeBase states a maximum depth of 14m, EOL states 135m.
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic. Both cross-fertilization and self-fertilization are typical. Life cycle: The eggs develop into lecithotrophic larvae before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Synonymised names:
Amaroucium crateriferum Sluiter, 1909 (original combination)
Aplidium is a genus of colonial sea squirts from the Polyclinidae family. There are about 188 species in the genus, which can already be found in shallow waters all over the world.
The crater sea squirt Aplidium crateriferum is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific. This filter-feeder gets its colloquial name from the crater-shaped depressions.
Crater sea squirts are often found under rocks. The max. depth information of individual sources differs greatly. While SeaLifeBase states a maximum depth of 14m, EOL states 135m.
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic. Both cross-fertilization and self-fertilization are typical. Life cycle: The eggs develop into lecithotrophic larvae before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Synonymised names:
Amaroucium crateriferum Sluiter, 1909 (original combination)
