Fan Zeng et al.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 374(1784), 20190197-20190197 (2019-09-10)
Tunicates populate a great variety of marine underwater substrates worldwide and represent a significant concern in marine shipping and aquaculture. Adhesives are secreted from the anterior papillae of their swimming larvae, which attach and metamorphose into permanently adhering, filter-feeding adults.