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Lightbulb Sea Squirt
Clavelina lepadiformis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sea VaseCiona intestinalis
Bluestriped Light Bulb TunicateClavelina dellavallei
Football sea-squirtDiazona violacea
Pycnoclavella communis
Speckled Sea SquirtClavelina oblonga
Corella parallelogramma
Aplidium ocellatum
Botrylloides crystallinus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,263 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,255 |
| France | 150 |
| Occitanie | 113 |
| United Kingdom | 106 |
| Spain | 82 |
| England | 81 |
| Australia | 59 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 52 |
| South Australia | 31 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Sea Squirts · Ascidiacea |
| Order | Aplousobranchia |
| Family | Clavelinidae |
| Genus | Lightbulb Tunicates · Clavelina |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lightbulb Sea Squirt with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.