Sealife guideThe glassy tunicateAscidia paratropa
Taxonomy
- Common name: Glassy tunicate
- French name: Ascidie vitreuse
- Scientific name: Ascidia paratropa (Huntsman, 1912)
- Family name: Ascidiidae
- Order name: Phlebobranchia
- Class name: The sea squirts [Ascidiacea]
Range
The glassy tunicate is found in the waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, particularly in the cold and dark waters off the southern coast of British Columbia.
Habitat
The glassy tunicate can be found at a depth of 70 feet.
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