Clavelina moluccensis

Clavelina moluccensis, common name bluebell tunicate, blue bell tunicate, or blue sea squirt is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). Like all ascidians, these sessile animals are filter feeders.

This species is 0.5-2.5 cm long, and light to medium blue in colour. The top of the zooids contain characteristic dark blue patches and spots that are always visible.

This species is found in the waters around Australia, Western Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.

This species grows in clusters attached to dead coral or other hard substrates, normally under overhangs.

• Clavelina moluccensis at WoRMS
• Video of Clavelina moluccensis moving in current
• High resolution image at NOAA

1. Clavelina
2. Skeleton panda sea squirt
3. Tunicate