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Rhopalaea neapolitana Neapolitana Sea Scuirt

Rhopalaea neapolitanais commonly referred to as Neapolitana Sea Scuirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5894 
AphiaID:
103736 
Scientific:
Rhopalaea neapolitana 
German:
Neapel-Seescheide 
English:
Neapolitana Sea Scuirt 
Category:
Sea Squirts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Diazonidae (Family) > Rhopalaea (Genus) > neapolitana (Species) 
Initial determination:
Philippi, 1843 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
- 55 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 3.94" (2cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-06-06 12:07:16 

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Philippia, 1843

Commons in the Mediterranean,the photo was taken in the Adriatic, the sea scuirt occurs single or in small groups.

Found on mussles, debris and coral Substrate.

Needs placton.

Color: White to Grey, sometimes translucent.

Host of Ascidicola rosea Thorell, 1859

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