Rhopalaea abdominalis Reef tunicate, Red Reef Tunicate

Rhopalaea abdominalisis commonly referred to as Reef tunicate, Red Reef Tunicate. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Karine Marangon

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lexID:: 6141
AphiaID:: 251318

Scientific:: Rhopalaea abdominalis
German:: Riff-Seescheide
English:: Reef Tunicate, Red Reef Tunicate

Category:: Sea Squirts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Ascidiacea (Class) > Aplousobranchia (Order) > Diazonidae (Family) > Rhopalaea (Genus) > abdominalis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Sluiter, ), 1898

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Brazil, Curacao, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 35 Meter
Size:: up to 1.77" (4.5 cm)
Temperature:: 74.66 °F - 82.76 °F (23.7°C - 28.2°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown