Invertebrateverified

Styela clava

Herdman, 1881

Asian Tunicate

Also known as: Japanse Knotszakpijp, Clubbed Tunicate, Eathery Sea Squirt, Folded Sea Squirt, Leathery Sea Squirt, Rough Sea Squirt, Ascidian

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Stolidobranchia

Family

Styelidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

rare

United States (California)

Other species in Styelidae

Botryllus schlosseri

Golden Star Tunicate

Styela plicata

Asian Sea Squirt

Dendrodoa grossularia

Baked Bean Ascidian

Botrylloides violaceus

Chain Tunicate

Polycarpa spongiabilis

Giant Tunicate