Blue Club Tunicate

Scientific Name:

Rhopalaea crassa

Species:

Ascidians (Phlebobranchia)

Other names:

Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians, Blue Transparent Sea Squirt, Blue Tunicate.

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Description

Also known as Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians, Blue Transparent Sea Squirt, Blue Sea Squirt and Blue Tunicate.

Found in groups in sheltered reef flats and slopes.
They feed on suspended plankton and detritus.
Often feed upon by Nembrotha Sea Slug.
Length - 7cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

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Fishy Stats

Length: 7cm
Depth: 1-20m
Found: Indo-Pacific
Eats: Plankton and detritus
Family: Ascidians
Species: Phlebobranchia

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