Reeflings
Family

Common name: Bluebell Tunicates

Scientific name: Clavelinidae

Clavelinidae, commonly known as Bluebell Tunicates or Sea Squirts, are a family of colonial tunicates found in marine environments. These organisms are known for their distinctive blue, translucent zooids that are connected by a common tunic. They are filter feeders, drawing in water to extract plankton and other nutrients. In the reef aquarium, they can add a unique visual element and also contribute to the tank's filtration by removing fine particulate matter from the water column. They typically attach to hard substrates and require moderate to strong water flow and good water quality to thrive.

  1. Seescheide Clavelina detorta
    Common name: Bluebell Tunicate
    Scientific name: Clavelina detorta
  2. Light-bulb sea-squirt, Keulenseescheide (Clavelina lepadiformis)
    Common name: Light bulb tunicate
    Scientific name: Clavelina lepadiformis
  3. Purple tunicates
    Common name: bluebell tunicate
    Scientific name: Clavelina moluccensis
  4. a colony of Purple tunicates (Clavelina picta) close-up
    Common name: Painted Tunicate
    Scientific name: Clavelina picta
  5. Clavelina robusta
    Common name: Stalked ascidian
    Scientific name: Clavelina robusta
  6. Flor Pensamiento, The garden pansy (Viola × wittrockiana)
    Common name: Bluebell Tunicate
    Scientific name: Clavelina viola
  7. Oxycorynia fascicularis also known as Stalked green Ascidian Boracay Island Philippines
    Common name: Lollipop Tunicate
    Scientific name: Nephtheis fascicularis