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Light Bulb Sea Squirt
Species

Light Bulb Sea Squirt

Clavelina lepadiformis, (Müller, 1776)

marine

About Light Bulb Sea Squirt

Clavelina lepadiformis, common name the light-bulb sea squirt, is a colonial sea squirt native to the NE Atlantic Ocean.

Appearance

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

Habitat

This species is a common shallow-water ascidian in Great Britain and Ireland. It occurs from Norway along European coasts south to the Mediterranean. In the Mediterranean the presence of cryptic species has been demonstrated.

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