Botrylloides

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Genus of Ascidiacea

title: "Botrylloides" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["styelidae", "tunicate-genera", "taxa-named-by-henri-milne-edwards"] description: "Genus of Ascidiacea" topic_path: "general/styelidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botrylloides" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of Ascidiacea ::

| image = Botrylloides magnicoecum, Bare Island.jpg | image_caption = Botrylloides magnicoecum | taxon = Botrylloides | authority = Milne-Edwards, 1841

Botrylloides is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.

Description

Like Botryllus, Botrylloides are flat sheets of organisms which can be found covering ropes, boat hulls, horseshoe crabs, seaweeds, and any still or slow-moving object in saltwater. Also both are considered to be invasive, found in many ports around the world. Invasive tunicates such as these, Didemnum sp., and Styela clava are a problem for shellfish and other marine life populations, and cause fouling of boats and piers.

Species within the genus Botrylloides include:

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

References

References

  1. Sanamyan, K. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103528 ''Botrylloides'' Milne Edwards, 1841 .] In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2015) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-23

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