Rhopalaea is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Diazonidae.[2][3] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in warm and temperate oceans.[3]

Rhopalaea
A common, but undescribed Rhopalaea species in the Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Diazonidae
Genus: Rhopalaea
Philippi, 1843[1]
Species

21 species (see text)

Synonyms[2]
  • Rhopalona Roule, 1886 (unnecessary nomen novum for Rhopalaea)
  • Rhopalopsis Herdman, 1890

Species

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The genus Rhopalaea has 21 recognized species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Philippi, R. A. (1843). "Rhopalaea ein neues Genus der einfachen Ascidien". Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin. 1843: 45–57.
  2. ^ a b c Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X, eds. (2022). "Rhopalaea Philippi, 1843". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Rhopalaea Philippi, 1843". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 January 2022.