Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990 is a animal in the Clavelinidae family, order Aplousobranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990

Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990

Clavelina robusta is a clustered colonial tunicate with colored ringed siphons found in the Western Pacific region.

Family
Genus
Clavelina
Order
Aplousobranchia
Class
Ascidiacea

About Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990

Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990 is a species that frequently forms dense clusters. Its individual zooids are large, cylindrical structures measuring 2–4 cm. The overall colour of this species ranges from black to dark blue to gray, and each individual zooid has fluorescent green, yellow, or white rings surrounding both of its siphons. The external covering of this species has a firm basal matrix, and is slightly transparent and soft in texture. Clavelina robusta occurs in the Western Pacific, and can be found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and the Solomon Islands, where it often grows in large colonies.

Photo: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Ascidiacea Aplousobranchia Clavelinidae Clavelina

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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