''Rhopalaea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tunicate
Tunicates are marine invertebrates belonging to the subphylum Tunicata ( ). This grouping is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum was at one time ...
s belonging to the family
Diazonidae.
[ The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in warm and temperate oceans.][
]
Species
The genus ''Rhopalaea'' has 21 recognized species:[
]
References
Aplousobranchia
Tunicate genera
Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi
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