Sealife guideThe glassy tunicateAscidia paratropa
Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Glassy tunicate
French namesAscidie vitreuse
Scientific nameAscidia paratropa (Huntsman, 1912)
FamilyAscidiidae
OrderPhlebobranchia
ClassAscidiacea
Geographic range
The glassy tunicate is found in the waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, particularly in the cold and dark waters off the southern coast of British Columbia.
The glassy tunicate (Ascidia paratropa) © Derek Holzapfel | Dreamstime.com
Habitat
The glassy tunicate can be found at a depth of 70 feet.
Discover also
Blue tunicateRhopalaea fusca
Bluestriped light bulb tunicateClavelina dellavallei
Giant salpSalpa maxima
Ink spot sea squirtPolycarpa aurata
Light bulb sea squirtClavelina lepadiformis
Painted tunicateClavelina picta
Red sea-squirtHalocynthia papillosa
Tall urn ascidianDidemnum molle
The marine species in the Northeastern Pacific
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