A total of 269 species worldwide, 20 of which are native to southern African
seas.
Aplidium agulhaense Recorded from
the Agulhas Bank, South Africa, at a depth of 102 m. |
|
Aplidium altarium Central
Indo-Pacific, including Mozambique. |
|
Aplidium circulatum Recorded from
Miller's Point, False Bay, Cape Peninsula at a depth of 8-12 m. Also from St
Francis Bay. |
|
Aplidium claviforme Recorded from
Algoa Bay. |
|
Aplidium colelloides Collected off
the Cape of Good Hope at a depth of 250 m. Also recorded from Namibia. |
|
Aplidium crustatum Recorded from
the Western Cape coastline, from Saldanha Bay and Miller's Point (Cape
Peninsula). Occurs to a depth of 2 m and is also found in the intertidal
zone. |
|
Aplidium erythraeum Recorded from
South Africa. |
|
Aplidium exiguum Collected off the
Cape of Good Hope at depths of 170 m and 318 m. |
|
Aplidium flavolineatum Occurs from
Saldanha Bay (Western Cape) to Sodwana Bay (KwaZulu-Natal) where it is found
in rockpools and down to a depth of 9 m. |
|
Aplidium galeritum Recorded from
St Francis Bay (Eastern Cape) and False Bay (Western Cape). |
|
Aplidium haesitans Recorded only
from Isipingo in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in rockpools. |
|
Aplidium lobatum
Semi-cosmopolitan, including South Africa. |
|
Aplidium lubricum Recorded from
Durban (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Mozambique and Madagascar. |
|
Aplidium mernooensis Recorded from
Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where it was found at 14-18 m
depth. Also recorded from New Zealand, New Caledonia and Australia. |
|
Aplidium monile (Cushion ascidian)
Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the intertidal zone. |
|
Aplidium pantherinum Recorded from
KwaZulu-Natal and from the Cape. |
|
Aplidium petrense Recorded from
Mozambique. |
|
Aplidium retiforme Recorded from
Kerguelen Island and from False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa). |
|
Aplidium sarasinorum Recorded from
Sri Lanka, Mozambique and South Africa (False Bay, Western Cape). |
|
Aplidium schultzei Recorded from
False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa). The original description of the
species is inadequate in helping to identify new collections of this
species. |
|