Clavelina lepadiformis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: | Clavelinidae |
Genus: | Clavelina |
Species: | C. lepadiformis
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Binomial name | |
Clavelina lepadiformis (
Müller, 1776)
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Clavelina lepadiformis, common name the light-bulb sea squirt, is a colonial sea squirt native to the NE Atlantic Ocean. [1]
This species is a common shallow-water ascidian in Great Britain and Ireland. It occurs from Norway along European coasts south to the Mediterranean. [2] In the Mediterranean the presence of cryptic species has been demonstrated. [3]
The transparent tunic and visible yellow or white internal organs give this animal its common name.
Media related to
Clavelina lepadiformis at Wikimedia Commons
Photos of Clavelina lepadiformis in the Sealife Collection
Clavelina lepadiformis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: | Clavelinidae |
Genus: | Clavelina |
Species: | C. lepadiformis
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Binomial name | |
Clavelina lepadiformis (
Müller, 1776)
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Synonyms | |
|
Clavelina lepadiformis, common name the light-bulb sea squirt, is a colonial sea squirt native to the NE Atlantic Ocean. [1]
This species is a common shallow-water ascidian in Great Britain and Ireland. It occurs from Norway along European coasts south to the Mediterranean. [2] In the Mediterranean the presence of cryptic species has been demonstrated. [3]
The transparent tunic and visible yellow or white internal organs give this animal its common name.
Media related to
Clavelina lepadiformis at Wikimedia Commons
Photos of Clavelina lepadiformis in the Sealife Collection