Nephtheis fascicularis, commonly called the lollipop tunicate, lollipop coral, or blue palm coral, is a species of tunicate that is native to the shallow reefs of Indonesia. It is the only species in its genus Nephtheis. They are not photosynthetic, and live on plankton and small organic particles obtained from the water currents. The branched stems are formed by tiny polyps called zooids. Despite their name and appearance, they and other sea squirts are unrelated to true corals.
| Nephtheis | |
|---|---|
,_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-25,_DD_10.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Clavelinidae |
| Genus: | Nephtheis Gould, 1856[2] |
| Species: | N. fascicularis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Nephtheis fascicularis (Drasche, 1882)[1]
| |
| Synonyms[3][4] | |
Genus synonymy
| |
References
edit- ^ Gittenberger, A., Sanamyan, K. (2013). Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X (eds.). "Nephtheis fascicularis (Drasche, 1882)". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ Sanamyan, K. (2013). Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X (eds.). "Nephtheis Gould, 1856". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Nephtheis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Nephtheis fascicularis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
 | This tunicate-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |