Английская Википедия:Clavelina moluccensis

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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]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 View Clavelina moluccensis
  2. Allen, Gerald (2001), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Tuttle Publishing and Periplus (Singapore), p. 62
  3. Data Use Agreement – GBIF Portal
  4. Allen, Gerald, (2000), Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Tuttle Publishing, pg. 62