Botryllus schlosseri

Botryllus schlosseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Stolidobranchia
Family: Styelidae
Genus: Botryllus
Species:
B. schlosseri
Binomial name
Botryllus schlosseri
(Pallas, 1766) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Alcyonium borlasii Turton, 1807
  • Alcyonium schlosseri Pallas, 1766
  • Aplidium verrucosum Dalyell, 1839
  • Botryllus aurolineatus Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus badium Alder & Hancock, 1912
  • Botryllus badius Alder & Hancock, 1912
  • Botryllus bivittatus Milne-Edwards, 1841
  • Botryllus calendula Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus calyculatus Alder & Hancock, 1907
  • Botryllus castaneus Alder & Hancock, 1848
  • Botryllus gemmeus Savigny, 1816
  • Botryllus gouldii Verrill, 1871
  • Botryllus marionis Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus miniatus Alder & Hancock, 1912
  • Botryllus minutus Savigny, 1816
  • Botryllus morio Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus polycyclus Savigny, 1816
  • Botryllus pruinosus Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus rubens Alder & Hancock, 1848
  • Botryllus rubigo Giard, 1872
  • Botryllus smaragdus Milne-Edwards, 1841
  • Botryllus stellatus Gaertner, 1774
  • Botryllus violaceus Milne-Edwards, 1841
  • Botryllus violatinctus Hartmeyer, 1909
  • Botryllus virescens Alder & Hancock, 1848
  • Polycyclus renieri Salfi, 1931

Botryllus schlosseri is a colonial ascidian tunicate. It is commonly known as the star tunicate,[2] but it also has several other common names, including star ascidian and golden star tunicate.[3][4] Colonies grow on slow-moving, submerged objects, plants, and animals in nearshore saltwater environments.

  1. ^ a b Claude Monniot (2009). "Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Star Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri)". Slater Museum of Natural History.
  3. ^ "Star Ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)". WhatsThatFish.
  4. ^ David Chapman (2008). Exploring the Cornish Coast. Penzance: Alison Hodge. p. 21. ISBN 9780906720561.