Nephtheis fascicularis

Nephtheis fascicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Enterogona
Family: Clavelinidae
Genus: Nephtheis
Gould, 1856[1]
Species: N. fascicularis
Binomial name
Nephtheis fascicularis
(Drasche, 1882)[2]
Synonyms
  • Colella thompsoni Herdman, 1886
  • Colella thomsoni Herdman, 1886
  • Nephtheis centripetens Sluiter, 1909
  • Nephtheis faciformis Sluiter, 1909
  • Nephtheis fascularis (Drasche, 1882)
  • Nephtheis malayensis Sluiter, 1909
  • Nephtheis thompsoni (Herdman, 1886)
  • Nephtheis thomsoni (Herdman, 1886)
  • Oxycorynia fascicularis Drasche, 1882
  • Oxycorynia thompsoni (Herdman, 1886)

Nephtheis fascicularis, commonly called the lollipop tunicate, lollipop coral, or blue palm coral, is a species of tunicate that is native to the shallow reefs of Indonesia. It is the only species in its genus Nephtheis. They are not photosynthetic, and live on plankton and small organic particles obtained from the water currents. The branched stems are formed by tiny polyps called zooids.

References

  1. ↑ Sanamyan, K. (2013). Noa Shenkar, Arjan Gittenberger, Gretchen Lambert, Marc Rius, Rosana Moreira Da Rocha, Billie J Swalla & Xavier Turon, ed. "Nephtheis Gould, 1856". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. ↑ Gittenberger, A.; Sanamyan, K. (2013). Noa Shenkar, Arjan Gittenberger, Gretchen Lambert, Marc Rius, Rosana Moreira Da Rocha, Billie J Swalla & Xavier Turon, ed. "Nephtheis fascicularis (Drasche, 1882)". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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