Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Reef Tunicate
Reef Tunicate
Scientific Name: Rhopalaea abdminalis
Class: Ascidiacea
Family: Diazonidae
Category: Tunicates
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in. (2 to 3.5 cm)  
Depth: 25-75 ft. (8-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida

Tunicates & Bryozoans
Tunicates

Reef Tunicate

Blue Club Tunicate

Blue Ascidian

Atriolum robustum

Didemnum Strawberry Tunicate

White Speck Tunicate

Didemnum molle

Overgrowing Mat Tunicates

Overgrowing Tunicates

Button Tunicate

Mangrove Tunicate

Perophora modificata

Blue Bell Sea Squirt

Black Condominium Tunicate

White Condominium Tunicate

Strawberry Tunicate

Ivory Tunicate

Ink-Spot Sea Squirt

Polycarpa pigmentata

Giant Tunicate

Encrusting Social Tunicate

Green Tube Tunicate

Yellow Sea Squirt

Clavelina fusca

Blue Sea Squirt

Painted Tunicate

Blue Bell Tunicate

Clavelina robusta

Stalked Sea Squirt



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