Light-bulb sea squirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

''Clavelina lepadiformis'', common name the light-bulb sea squirt, is a colonial sea squirt native to the NE Atlantic Ocean.
Light-bulb Sea Squirt - Clavelina lepadiformis It is apparently a species that has been transferred by ships from nordic waters into Southern areas of the East Atlantic. Clavelina lepadiformis,Geotagged,Spain,Spring

Appearance

The transparent tunic and visible yellow or white internal organs give this animal its common name.

Distribution

This species is a common shallow-water ascidian in Great Britain and Ireland. It occurs from Norway along European coasts south to the Mediterranean.Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. . [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-12-25 In the Mediterranean the presence of cryptic species has been demonstrated.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAscidiacea
OrderAplousobranchia
FamilyClavelinidae
GenusClavelina
SpeciesC. lepadiformis
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Spain