Botrylloides Milne-Edwards, 1841 
AphiaID: 103528

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Tunicata > Ascidiacea > Stolidobranchia > Styelidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Styelidae Sluiter, 1895
Synonymised taxa		Metrocarpa Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1923 Sarcobotrylloides Drasche, 1883
Source		from synonym: Sanamyan, K. (2007). Database of extant Ascidiacea. Version of 2 November 2007. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Botrylloides anceps (Herdman, 1891) Species Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851) Species Botrylloides chevalense Herdman, 1906 Species Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 Species Botrylloides fuscus Saito & Watanabe, 1985 Species Botrylloides giganteum (Pérès, 1949) Species Botrylloides israeliense Brunetti, 2009 Species Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides lenis Saito & Watanabe, 1985 Species Botrylloides lentus Saito & Watanabe, 1985 Species Botrylloides magnicoecum (Hartmeyer, 1912) Species Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 Species Botrylloides perspicuus (Herdman, 1886) Species Botrylloides saccus Kott, 2003 Species Botrylloides simodensis Saito & Watanabe, 1981 Species Botrylloides superbum (Drasche, 1883) Species Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 Species Botrylloides albicans Milne-Edwards, 1841 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides aurantium Oka, 1927 accepted as Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 Species Botrylloides aurea Sars, 1851 accepted as Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851) Species Botrylloides boloniense Giard, 1875 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides carnosum Oka, 1927 accepted as Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 Species Botrylloides chazaliei Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 Species Botrylloides clavelina Giard, 1872 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides cyanescens Giard, 1888 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides diegense Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 accepted as Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 Species Botrylloides eligulatum Beniaminson, 1975 accepted as Botryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 Species Botrylloides fulgurale Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides gregalis Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Botryllus gregalis (Sluiter, 1898) Species Botrylloides insigne Giard, 1872 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides lateritium Beniaminson, 1975 accepted as Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 Species Botrylloides leachi (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides leptum Herdman, 1899 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides maeandrium Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) Species Botrylloides maeandrius Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) Species Botrylloides magnicoecus Hartmeyer, 1912 accepted as Botrylloides magnicoecum (Hartmeyer, 1912) Species Botrylloides magnum (Ritter, 1901) accepted as Botryllus magnus Ritter, 1901 Species Botrylloides magnus accepted as Botryllus magnus Ritter, 1901 Species Botrylloides meandrinum Sluiter accepted as Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) Species Botrylloides namei (Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928) accepted as Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902) Species Botrylloides niger Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 Species Botrylloides parvulum Huitfeld-Kaas, 1896 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides parvulus Huitfeld-Kaas, 1896 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides perspicuum Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides perspicuus (Herdman, 1886) Species Botrylloides planus accepted as Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902) Species Botrylloides prostratum Giard, 1872 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides purpureum Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides pusilla Alder, 1863 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides radiata Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides ramulosa Alder & Hancock, 1848 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides rotifera Milne-Edwards, 1841 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides rubrum Milne-Edwards, 1841 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides rugosum Gottschaldt, 1894 accepted as Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851) Species Botrylloides sparsa Alder, 1863 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides translucidum Hartmeyer, 1912 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides tyreum Herdman, 1886 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides vinosa Alder & Hancock, 1912 accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) Species Botrylloides violaceum Oka, 1927 accepted as Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Environment		marine, terrestrial
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS
Image		Botrylloides from trawl added on 2011-09-04 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Claude Nozères () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103528
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Monniot, Claude 2007-12-05 10:29:40Z   checked   Sanamyan, Karen
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		Citation: Sanamyan, K.; Monniot, C. (2013). Botrylloides Milne-Edwards, 1841. In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database. Accessed through: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira Da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turron, X. (2013) Ascidiacea World Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103528 on 2013-05-24