eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Polyclinum isipingense |
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| Common name: |
Isipingense ascidian |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Tunicata |
Ascidiacea |
Not Defined |
Aplousobranchia |
Not Defined |
Polyclinidae |
Not Defined |
Polyclinum |
Polyclinum isipingense |
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Short Description
The colonies include large thickly encrusting cushions of which the upper surface forms laterally flattened projections or continuous folds of about 1cm thick and 4-5 cm deep.The branchial openings are arranged in small circles and the central common cloacal openings are raised above the surface. The live colony, although covered to some extent with fine sand particles, can have a faint brown, purple, green colouration
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Identification
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| Size: |
20 - 30 cm in diameter and 8 - 18cm thick |
| Behaviour: |
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| Diet: |
Filterfeeder |
| Distribution: |
Saldhana bay to Mozambique |
| Depth: |
Subtidal |
| Habitat: |
Shallow rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
Aplousobranch ascidians (Tunicata Ascidiacea) from southern Africa.
S. Parker-Nance. Ph.D. 2003.
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