Sea Squirt Collection

Light bulb Sea Squirt / Tunicate
DAN-54 Light bulb Sea Squirt / Tunicate Clavelina lepadiformis David Nance Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Tunicate sea squirt, N Atlantic
PM-9947 Tunicate sea squirt N Atlantic Ciona intestinalis Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Nudibranchs (Nembrotha chamberlaini) feeding on Tunicates (sea squirt) on a coral reef. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Red sea fan (Paramuricea clavata) with gorgonian corals and Light-bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) Punta Carena, Capri Island, Sorrentine Peninsula, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

A Giant rock scallop (Crassadoma gigantea) encrusted with and surrounded by several other invertebrates animals, including White anemones (Metridium sp.), White mushroom ascidians (Distaplia sp.)

Colonial anemones (Amphianthus nitidus) with Green urn sea squirts (Didemnum molle) (Atriolum robustum). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Goldring tunicate (Clavelina robusta) Puerto Galera, Philippines

Ascidian / Sea squirt (Ascidiacea) close-up. Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea. Zhifu Island, Shandong Province, China

Ascidian (Rhopalaea sp) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Slender sapsucking slug (Thuridilla gracilis) on surface of Royal seasquirt (Polycarpa aurata) Aljui Bay, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

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Female Rhinocerous Triplefin - with Colonial Tunicates, Atriolum robustum - Pantai Lahar dive site, Seraya, Kubu district, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Indian Ocean Date: 09-Nov-19

Detail of Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel

Seafan / Red gorgonian (Paramuricea clavata) and Light-bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) Punta Carena, Capri Island, Sorrentine Peninsula, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp. ) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle
Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp.) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle) at night on a coral reef. Piaynemo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Painted tunicate (Clavelina picta), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Abandonded fishing gear in seagrass meadow, with red sea squirt (Halocynthia papillosa), Samaria National Park, Chania, Crete, Greece

Kaleidoscopic image of Tunicates including Golden seasquirt (Polycarpa aurata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Amphipod (Amphipoda) living inside sea squirt (Rhopalaea sp. ) Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
Amphipod (Amphipoda) living inside sea squirt (Rhopalaea sp.) Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Two Bakers cyclosalps -Cyclosalpa bakeri-, Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Indonesia, Papua, Raja Ampat. Five rays swim past baitfish
Five rays (Batoidea) swim past baitfish, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Indonesia, Sulawesi, Buyat. Detail of a large sea squirt
Detail of large sea squirt (Tunicate), Buyat, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Indonesia, Raja Ampat. Close-up of triplefin fish swimming over sea squirt. Credit as
Triplefin fish (Tripterygiidae) swimming over sea squirt, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Indonesia, Raja Ampat. Arty view of sea squirt colony
Sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) colony, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Indonesia, Raja Ampat. Looking down on triplefin fish swimming over sea squirts. Credit as
Triplefin fish (Tripterygiidae) swimming over sea squirts, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Illustration of children on beach on rocky coastline with birds, flora and sea life

Illustration of animals living on the shore beneath beach surface, channelled wrack, rough periwinkle, acorn barnacle, bladder wrack, beadlet anemone, oarweed, sea squirt, scarlet starfish

Colony Bakers cyclosalpa -cyclosalpa bakeri-, salp, Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Gas Mantle Ascidian (Corella parallelogramma) adult, in sea loch, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, June

Football Sea-squirt (Diazona violacea) adults, colony in sea loch, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, June

Delicate Blue Sea-squirt (Rhopalaea sp. ) adult, on reef, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April
Delicate Blue Sea-squirt (Rhopalaea sp.) adult, on reef, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Sea-squirt (Ascidia mentula) adult, with open siphon, Brandy Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, August

Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) adult, close-up of head, beside Sea-squirt (Rhopalaea sp. ), Lembeh Straits
Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) adult, close-up of head, beside Sea-squirt (Rhopalaea sp.), Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, September

Lyretail Hawkfish (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis) adult, resting beside sea-squirts, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, December

Three-lined Blenny (Ecsenius trilineatus) adult, resting beside sea-squirts, Tanjung Tutunuuake, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

Orange Anemone (Diadumene cincta) adults, with tentacles extended amongst sponges and sea-squirts, Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, September

Sea squirt (Tunicates)

Sea squirt, fluorescing
Sea squirt colony (Clavelina sp.) growing in damaged coral. The sea squirt and coral emit a fluorescent light when photographed under ultraviolet or blue light at night

Colony of sea squirts
A colony of sea squirts showing close up detail of the polyps. Photographed at North Ari Atoll, Maldives

Detail of sea squirt
Detail of branching inside a sea squirt. Photographed on reef off Halmahera, Maluku Islands, Indonesia

Fishing line around coral
Coral reef with fishing wire wrapped around on reef at Rasdhoo Atoll, North Male, Maldives

Colony of seasquirts
Colony of green urn sea squirts, Atriolum robustum. Photographed at North Ari Atoll, Maldives

A colony of tunicates in the Maldives
A colony of colourful tunicates. Photographed at South Ari Atoll, Maldives

Feather Star on a reef filled with Green Urn Sea Squirt (Didemnum sp. ) and Pink Marine Sponges - Maldives
LEE-116 Feather Star on a reef filled with Green Urn Sea Squirt (Didemnum sp.) and Pink Marine Sponges Maldives Colobometra perspinosa Lea Lee contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Indonesia, Lembeh Strait. A juvenile sweetlip fish seeks shelter by entering a sea squirts siphon. Credit as: Jones-Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont(RM)

Stonycoral Ghostgoby (Pleurosicya micheli) adult, resting on sea-squirt, Seraya Beach Resort, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Beadlet anemone with young
Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) of the strawberry variety, with its tentacles retracted. The smaller anemone is a baby. The blue organism with a yellow star is a sea squirt

Polycarpa aurata sea squirt
Polycarpa aurata tunicate, or sea squirt, amongst the branches of a Dendronephthya sp. soft coral. Sea squirts are sessile barrel-shaped animals that feed by filtering plankton from the water

Polycarpa aurata sea squirts (purple/yellow) on a rock, surrounded by soft coral (orange). Sea squirts are primitive sessile animals that feed by passing water through their bodies

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"Discovering the Enigmatic Sea Squirt: From Light Bulbs to Tunicates" The sea squirt, also known as a tunicate, is a fascinating creature found in various marine ecosystems. One intriguing species is the light bulb sea squirt or Clavelina lepadiformis, which can be spotted off the coast of Swanage in Dorset, UK. In the North Atlantic, tunicate sea squirts thrive and provide a vital food source for nudibranchs like Nembrotha chamberlaini. These vibrant creatures can be observed gracefully feeding on these tunicates amidst colorful coral reefs. Imagine encountering a mesmerizing sight underwater - a red sea fan adorned with gorgonian corals alongside light-bulb sea squirts. This captivating scene can be witnessed where Paramuricea clavata thrives. Nature's artistry extends to giant rock scallops encrusted with goldring tunicates in Puerto Galera, Philippines. The intricate patterns formed by Clavelina robusta create an enchanting spectacle that showcases nature's creativity. Delicate beauty lies on the surface of royal seasquirts too; slender sapsucking slugs like Thuridilla gracilis glide effortlessly across their bodies. It's an extraordinary display of symbiosis between two unique marine organisms. Underwater photographers captured stunning moments such as UW INDO 1906 56 - revealing the awe-inspiring world hidden beneath our oceans' depths. Detail shots of light-bulb sea squirts highlight their intricate structures and vivid colors against the backdrop of Swanage in Dorset, UK. Seafans or red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata) often share their habitat with light-bulb sea squirts. Together they create an ethereal underwater landscape that captivates divers and researchers alike. Even within tiny snapping shrimp burrows reside curious inhabitants like Synalpheus sp.