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Species sheet

Colonial ascidian

Aplidium nordmanni (Milne Edwards, 1841)

AnimalsCompound ascidians

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Colonial seasquirtBritish English
Koloniebildende SeecheideGerman (Germany)
Ascidia colonialEuropean Spanish
Polyclinidé sinueuxFrench (France)
Ascidie composée rougeFrench (France)
TunicatoItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

Amaroucium
Aplidium nordmani

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Aplidium nordmanni

GBIF — Aplidium nordmanni

Sources

in : DORIS, 16/01/2020 : Aplidium nordmanni (Milne-Edwards, 1841), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/383

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Aplidium nordmanni (Milne Edwards, 1841), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1284

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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