Clavelina lepadiformis

Clavelina lepadiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Clavelinidae
Genus: Clavelina
Species:
C. lepadiformis
Binomial name
Clavelina lepadiformis
(Müller, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Ascidia lepadiformis Müller, 1776 (basionym)
  • Clavelina pumillo Milne Edwards, 1841
  • Clavelina rissoana Milne Edwards, 1841
  • Clavelina savigniana Milne Edwards, 1841

Clavelina lepadiformis, common name the light-bulb sea squirt, is a colonial sea squirt native to the NE Atlantic Ocean.

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