Rhopalaea crassa

Rhopalaea crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Tunicata
Class:	Ascidiacea
Order:	Aplousobranchia
Family:	Diazonidae
Genus:	Rhopalaea
Species:	R. crassa
Binomial name
	Rhopalaea crassa; (Herdman, 1880)
Synonyms
	Ecteinascidia crassaHerdman, 1880; Rhopalopsis crassa(Herdman, 1880); Ciona indicaSluiter, 1904; Rhopalaea indica(Sluiter, 1904); Ecteinascidia fuscaHerdman, 1880; Ecteinascidia solidaHerdman, 1906; Rhopalaea mutuensisOka, 1927;

Last updated July 31, 2025

Rhopalaea crassa, is a species of tunicate in the family Diazonidae.^[1]^[2] Despite popular online sources, this species is yellow or rarely white. The cobalt blue species often called "Rhopalaea crassa" in error is actually Rhopalaea fusca. A different, undescribed Rhopalaea species with neon-colored networking has also often had this name erroneously attributed to it.

References

1 2 Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X, eds. (2022). "Rhopalaea crassa (Herdman, 1880)". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "Rhopalaea crassa (Herdman, 1880)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X, eds. (2022). "Rhopalaea crassa (Herdman, 1880)". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[GBIF-2] "Rhopalaea crassa (Herdman, 1880)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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