Clavelina sabbadini is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). Like all ascidians, these sessile animals are filter feeders.
Clavelina sabbadini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: | Clavelinidae |
Genus: | Clavelina |
Species: | C. sabbadini
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Binomial name | |
Clavelina sabbadini (Brunetti, 1987)[1]
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Distribution
editThis species is found in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Sanamyan, K. (2014). Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X (eds.). "Clavelina sabbadini Brunetti, 1987". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-23.