Clavelina robusta
| Clavelina robusta | |
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| Clavelina robusta (black and white in colour shown at the lower left of the image) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Clavelinidae |
| Genus: | Clavelina |
| Species: | C. robusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Clavelina robusta (Kott, 1990)[1]
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Clavelina robusta is a species of
sessile animals are filter feeders
.
Description
This species frequently occurs in dense clusters. It has large 2–4 cm cylindrical
fluorescent green, yellow, or white rings around both siphons.[2] The external cover has a firm basal matrix, and is somewhat transparent and soft.[3]
Distribution
Clavelina robusta is found, often in large colonies,
References
- ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990
- ^ a b Almost Us!? Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Ascidians, Subphylum Urochordata, Phylum Chordata pt 2
- ^ Allen, Gerald (2001), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Tuttle Publishing and Periplus (Singapore), p. 62
- ^ Allen, Gerald (2001), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Periplus (Singapore), p. 62
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