Clavelina picta

Clavelina picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Aplousobranchia
Family:	Clavelinidae
Genus:	Clavelina
Species:	C. picta; (Verrill, 1900)
Binomial name
	Clavelina picta;
Synonyms
	Aplidium crassum Herdman, 1886; Chondrostachys picta (Verrill, 1900); Diazona picta Verrill, 1900; Rhodozona picta (Verrill, 1900)

Clavelina picta, common name the painted tunicate, is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). These animals, like all ascidians, are sessile filter feeders.

Description[]

Clavelina picta have variable cool colours. The rims of the siphons are reddish to dark purple. Their bodies are translucent.^[2]

Distribution[]

This species is found in the waters of Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean.^[2]

Habitat[]

Clavelina picta often occurs in large clusters attached to black coral, sponges, and gorgonians. Colonies may contain hundreds of individuals.^[2]

References[]

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[1] WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Clavelina picta (Verrill, 1900)

[autogenerated1-2] Almost Us!? Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Ascidians, Subphylum Urochordata, Phylum Chordata pt 2

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