Clavelinidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Aplousobranchia, class Ascidiacea. The family contains 17 accepted species worldwide.
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Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776)
Clavelina lepadiformis is a common shallow-water European ascidian with a transp…
Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990
Clavelina robusta is a clustered colonial tunicate with colored ringed siphons f…
Clavelina australis (Herdman, 1899)
Clavelina australis is a sessile colonial filter-feeding ascidian found in shall…
Pycnoclavella stanleyi Berrill & Abbott, 1949
Pycnoclavella stanleyi is a small sessile colonial tunicate found in shallow Eas…
Clavelina huntsmani Van Name, 1931
Clavelina huntsmani, the lightbulb tunicate, has transparent zooids in large clu…
Nephtheis fascicularis (Drasche, 1882)
Nephtheis fascicularis is a single-species genus Indonesian shallow reef tunicat…
Clavelina moluccensis (Sluiter, 1904)
Clavelina moluccensis is a blue tunicate with dark blue markings found across th…
Clavelinidae animals belong to the Aplousobranchia order in the Animalia kingdom. This species can be identified by its seven rows of gill slits and distinctive gold or yellow-orange colored pharynx. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Clavelinidae is classified in the order Aplousobranchia, class Ascidiacea, phylum Chordata. It gets this common name from two distinct pink lines, which are created by the dorsal lamina and endostyle of each of its zooids.
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