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Rhopalaea crassa
Also known as Colonial Ascidians, Compound Ascidians, Blue Transparent Sea Squirt, Blue Sea Squirt and Blue Tunicate. They feed on suspended plankton and detritus. Often fed upon by the Nembrotha Sea Slug. They grow to a length of about 7cm.
Found in groups in sheltered reef flats and slopes. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
It's quite refreshing seeing these delicate creatures underwater!
Spotted on Dec 18, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011
17 Comments
Thanks for your kind words! :)
Stunning pictures. Thank you for sharing.
looks like blue-green flame in sea
amazing find!
Wonderful!
Thank you, jgorneau, Sarah & Donna! :)
They don't look real! Quite amazing.
So beautiful....& fragile....lovely!
:)
That's amazing! It looks like an orb!
Thanks for your comments, guys!!
Beautiful spotting....it would perfect for the blue mission!
How lovely!
nice.. :)
Looks like a couple of beautiful flower vases but I don't think flowers looks good on them.
so beautiful and soft
Wow magic looking creature. So delicate... like venetian glass.
Thanks Leuba! Lately I've been getting really attracted to these critters. :)
one of my favourite animals !! Thanks Blogie. Is it not amazing that these creatures that would look like blobs of jelly out of water should look so beautiful underwater- I love the delicate looking oral siphon. good photo..