original description
Tokioka, T. (1971). A new species of Rhopalaea from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (Tunicata,Ascidiacea). Publs Seto mar. biol. Lab., 19 (2-3): 119-122. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Rhbirk [details]