Light Bulb Tunicate (Clavelina lepadiformis)

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Clavelina lepadiformis

(Müller, 1776)

Light Bulb Tunicate

Also known as: Pin-Head Squirt, Light-Bulb Sea Squirt, Lightbulb Sea Squirt

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About

Max size

2 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Aplousobranchia

Family

Clavelinidae

Where to find it

common

New Zealand New Zealand (North Island)New Zealand (South Island)

rare

Ireland United Kingdom

Other species in Clavelinidae

Bluestriped Light Bulb Tunicate (Clavelina dellavallei)

Clavelina dellavallei

Bluestriped Light Bulb Tunicate

Painted Tunicate (Clavelina picta)

Clavelina picta

Painted Tunicate

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