Glass tunicate image by Ryan Murphy. ID by Rick Harbo Sept 2014
Phylum Chordata,
Subphylum Urochordata,
Class Ascidiacea,
Order Enterogona
Family Ascidiidae
Suborder Phlebobranchia
Genus Ascidia
Species paratropa
(Huntsman, 1912)
This is a solitary tunicate, 10-15 cm tall.. We find these only occasionally at Race Rocks, sub-tidally at about 10-15 metres. The colonial ascidians are always more abundant.
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