Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776)
(Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClavelina lepadiformis (Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate)
FamilyCLAVELINIDAE (a family of sea squirts)
OrderAPLOUSOBRANCHIA (a suborder of sea squirts)
ClassASCIDIACEA (ascidians, sea-squirts)
SubphylumTUNICATA (ascidians, sea-squirts, tunicates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Clavelina lepadiformis (Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate) :
1: Clavelina lepadiformis (Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate)
8 Apr 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on jetty pontoons
Image 1: Zooid - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 2: Zooid - highly enlarged - black background (2)Image 3: Zooids - lateral view - enlarged - black background

Clavelina lepadiformis (Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clavelina lepadiformis (Lightbulb Sea Squirt, Light Bulb Tunicate)
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