Clavelina picta

Clavelina picta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Aplousobranchia
Family:	Clavelinidae
Genus:	Clavelina
Species:	C. picta
Binomial name
Clavelina picta (Verrill, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
Aplidium crassum Herdman, 1886 Chondrostachys picta (Verrill, 1900) Diazona picta Verrill, 1900 Rhodozona picta (Verrill, 1900)

Clavelina picta, common name the painted tunicate, is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). These animals, like all ascidians, are sessile filter feeders.