Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Painted Tunicate
Clavelina picta
Painted Tunicate
Category: Tunicates
Scientific Name: Clavelina picta
Size: 0.5 to 0.75 in. (1.2 to 1.8 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Tunicata (Subphylum)
 └Ascidiacea (Class)
  └Clavelinidae (Family)
   └Clavelina (Genus)

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