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 turbinatum (Savigny, 1816) - A sea squirt (Tunicate images)
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Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- lateral view 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- lateral view 2

Specimen above was found on a vertical cliff just above low water on an extremely low tide at the private beach at Watermouth Cove, near Ilfracombe, Devon, 13.06.18.

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- lateral view 3

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- lateral view 4

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- dorsal view 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- dorsal view 2

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- colony 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- colony 2

Specimens above found in a lower-middleshore pool near Sennen Lifeboat slipway, in the small harbour at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 06.07.15.

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- under rock / middleshore 1

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- under rock / middleshore 2

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- under rock / middleshore 3

Sea squirt
Aplidium turbinatum
- under rock / middleshore 4

Specimens above found under a stone in a middleshore pool at Great Hogus, Marazion, Cornwall, 04.10.12.

Species name synonymous with Sidnyum turbinatum.

Aplidium sidnyum turbinatum 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.