Page 54 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo

TUNICATES : INVERTEBRATES
PAINTED TUNICATE
(Clavelina picta) < 2 cm / 0.75 in rans arent od ith ur le circles ainted around the si hons. Often ro s in dense clusters of indi idulas.
OBLONG TUNICATE
(Clavelina oblonga) < 2 cm / 0.75 in Translucent to whitish body with white internal structures isi le. hite lines around si hons. ound in clusters.
BLACK TUNICATE
(Phallusia nigra) < 10 cm / 4 in
olid lac od and si hons ith no distincti e markings. May be paler when growing under ledges.
BULB TUNICATES
(Clavelina spp.) < 2 cm / 0.75 in ollecti e name for the man s ecies of tunicate ith this general shape. Often found with yellow markings.
MANGROVE TUNICATE (Ecteinascidia turbinata) < 5 cm / 2 in Translucent orange body and siphons. Grows clustered in sand reef areas man ro es and sea rass eds.
GIANT TUNICATE
(Polycarpa spongiabilis) < 10 cm / 4 in Globular body with two large siphons, often encrusted in algae. Incurrent siphon has thin inward-facing spines.
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