Nephtheis

Nephtheis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Enterogona
Family:	Clavelinidae
Genus:	Nephtheis; Gould, 1856
Species:	N. fascicularis
Binomial name
	Nephtheis fascicularis; (Drasche, 1882)
Synonyms
	Colella thompsoni Herdman, 1886; Colella thomsoni Herdman, 1886; Nephtheis centripetens Sluiter, 1909; Nephtheis faciformis Sluiter, 1909; Nephtheis fascularis (Drasche, 1882); Nephtheis malayensis Sluiter, 1909; Nephtheis thompsoni (Herdman, 1886); Nephtheis thomsoni (Herdman, 1886); Oxycorynia fascicularis Drasche, 1882; Oxycorynia thompsoni (Herdman, 1886);

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.

References

^ 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.
^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] 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.

[WoRMS-2] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Nephtheis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Enterogona
Family:	Clavelinidae
Genus:	Nephtheis Gould, 1856^[1]
Species:	N. fascicularis
Binomial name
*Nephtheis fascicularis* (Drasche, 1882)^[2]
Synonyms
Colella thompsoni Herdman, 1886 Colella thomsoni Herdman, 1886 Nephtheis centripetens Sluiter, 1909 Nephtheis faciformis Sluiter, 1909 Nephtheis fascularis (Drasche, 1882) Nephtheis malayensis Sluiter, 1909 Nephtheis thompsoni (Herdman, 1886) Nephtheis thomsoni (Herdman, 1886) Oxycorynia fascicularis Drasche, 1882 Oxycorynia thompsoni (Herdman, 1886)