Английская Википедия:Clavelina moluccensis
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox
Clavelina moluccensis, common name bluebell tunicate, blue bell tunicate, or blue sea squirt [1] is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). Like all ascidians, these sessile animals are filter feeders.
Description
This species is 0.5-2.5 cm long, and light to medium blue in colour. The top of the zooids contain characteristic dark blue patches and spots that are always visible.[2]
Distribution
This species is found in the waters around Australia,[3] Western Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Mariana Islands,[1] Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.[1]
Habitat
This species grows in clusters attached to dead coral[4] or other hard substrates, normally under overhangs.[1]
References
External links
- Clavelina moluccensis at WoRMS
- Video of Clavelina moluccensis moving in current
- High resolution image at NOAA
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 View Clavelina moluccensis
- ↑ Allen, Gerald (2001), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Tuttle Publishing and Periplus (Singapore), p. 62
- ↑ Data Use Agreement – GBIF Portal
- ↑ Allen, Gerald, (2000), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Tuttle Publishing, pg. 62
