APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Aplidium punctum (Giard, 1873) - A sea squirt (Tunicate images)
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Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- habit / colony 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- anterior of specimen 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- anterior of specimen 2

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- dissected to expose zooids 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- dissected to expose zooids 2

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- in-situ on verticle rock 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- in-situ on vertical rock 2

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- habitat / location 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium punctum
- habitat / location 2

Numerous specimens found on a vertical wall just about the low tide level on an extra low tide at Watermouth Cove Holiday Park (private beach), near Ilfracombe, Devon, 16.06.18.

The orange-red spot seen at the top of the colony images is quite typical for this species. Morchellium argus has four red spots at the head of the zooid but this species only has one.

Aplidium punctum Sea Squirt Tunicate Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.