Clavelina moluccensis, common name bluebell tunicate, blue bell tunicate, or blue sea squirt [1] is a species of tunicate (sea squirt), in the genus Clavelina (the "little bottles"). Like all ascidians, these sessile animals are filter feeders.
This species is 0.5-2.5 cm long, and light to medium blue in colour. The top of the zooids contain characteristic dark blue patches and spots that are always visible.[2]
This species is found in the waters around Australia,[3] Western Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.
This species grows in clusters attached to dead coral[4] or other hard substrates, normally under overhangs.
