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Clavelina cylindrica
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature14–25 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Clavelina cylindrica is a species of tunicate in the genus Clavelina. It is found in shallow waters around Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clavelina cylindrica”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–25 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chondrostachys cylindrica, Chondrostachys cylyndrica, Chondrostachys macdonaldi, Podoclavella cylindrica, Polyclinum cylindrica, Polyclinum cylindricum
Similar species
Light bulb sesquirtClavelina lepadiformis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 26 open-data records from 1936 to 2001.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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