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Rhopalaea meridionalis

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Rhopalaea meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Diazonidae
Genus: Rhopalaea
Species:
R. meridionalis
Binomial name
Rhopalaea meridionalis
Kott, 2006


Rhopalaea meridionalis is a sea squirt in the family Diazonidae[1] and was first described in 2006 by Patricia Kott,[1][2] from a specimen (QM G308821) collected at a depth of 149 metres from a deep water canyon on the continental slopes off northern Tasmania.[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhopalaea meridionalis Kott, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ^ a b P. Kott (2006). "Observations on non-didemnid ascidians from Australian waters (1)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 40 (3–4): 169-234 [180]. doi:10.1080/00222930600621601. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q128524384.