Sealife guideThe blue tunicateRhopalaea fusca
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Blue tunicate
French namesAscidie bleue
Scientific nameRhopalaea fusca (Herdman, 1880)
FamilyDiazonidae
OrderAplousobranchia
ClassAscidiacea
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