Chordata
Applidium constellatum
Applidium constellatum
(Constellation Tunicate)
(Constellation Tunicate)
1. In situ - Aplidium constellatum is white tunicate is below sea pork, Aplidium stellatum. (Greg McFall)
Size
Colony height: reaching 5cm (2") Colony width: 7.5cm (3")
Recognition Characters
Colony of stalked lobes. Colony is fleshy and soft, with long, slender individuals embedded vertically in the soft substance.
Color
Creamy colored or white, with red or orange individuals.
Habitat & Depth
Typically grow on reefs, sometimes in shallow water on rocky jetties. To 50m.
Distribution at GRNMS
Rare.
Geographic Range
Gulf of Maine to Gulf of Mexico
Behavior & Notes
Maybe found washed ashore.
Synonyms
Meinkoth 1981, Kaplan 1988, Ruppert and Fox 1988