Sea Chameleon

Aplidium variabile

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–500 m

This colonial sea squirt forms firm lobes on rock and is common in fjords, ranging from the surface down to around 500 metres. Many tiny animals share the mass, each drawing in seawater through its own opening and venting it through a shared exit.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Polyclinidae › Aplidium

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 173637.