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]
| Rhopalaea meridionalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Diazonidae |
| Genus: | Rhopalaea |
| Species: | R. meridionalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalaea meridionalis Kott, 2006
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References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhopalaea meridionalis Kott, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ 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.
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