Clavelina lepadiformis
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| Light-bulb sea squirt | |
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| Light-bulb sea squirt colony | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Clavelinidae |
| Genus: | Clavelina |
| Species: | C. lepadiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Clavelina lepadiformis | |
The Clavelina lepadiformis or light-bulb sea squirt is a colonial sea squirt.
The transparent tunic and visible yellow or white internal organs give this animal its common name.
External links
- "Clavelina lepadiformis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2007). "Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland".
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