Species sheet
Colonial ascidian
Aplidium conicum (Olivi, 1792)
AnimalsCompound ascidians
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Colonial sea-squirtBritish English
- Kegel-SeescheideGerman (Germany)
- Ascidia conicaEuropean Spanish
- Aplidium coniqueFrench (France)
- Synascidie coniqueFrench (France)
- Tunicato conicoItalian (Italy)
- Kegel koloniezakpijpDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Amaroucium conicum
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Sources
- ANDRÉ Frédéric, ZIEMSKI Frédéric, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 13/10/2018 : Aplidium conicum (Olivi, 1792), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/692
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Aplidium conicum (Olivi, 1792), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1286
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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