Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Button Tunicate
Distaplia corolla
Button Tunicate
Category: Tunicates
Scientific Name: Distaplia corolla
Size: 0.25 in (0.5 cm)  
Depth: 25-75 ft. (8-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Tunicata (Subphylum)
 └Ascidiacea (Class)
  └Aplousobranchia (Order)
   └Holozoidae (Family)
    └Distaplia (Genus)
     └D. corolla (Species)

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