Kingdom Animalia Class Ascidiacea Genus Clavelina Phylum Chordata Order Aplousobranchia | Subphylum Tunicata Family Clavelinidae Scientific name Clavelina robusta Rank Species | |
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Similar Clavelina, Clavelina moluccensis, Didemnum molle, Polycarpa aurata, Nephtheis fascicularis | ||
Clavelina robusta is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). Like all ascidians, these sessile animals are filter feeders.
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Description
This species frequently occurs in dense clusters. It has large 2-4 cm cylindrical zooids. They generally range from black to dark blue to gray in colour, with individual zooids having fluorescent green, yellow, or white rings around both siphons. The external cover has a firm basal matrix, and is somewhat transparent and soft.
Distribution
Clavelina robusta is found, often in large colonies, in the Western Pacific, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and the Solomon Islands.
References
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