Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 is a animal in the Styelidae family, order Stolidobranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 is a tunicate with described morphological features and variable colony coloration.
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 is a tunicate. For its morphology, individual zooids are embedded within a transparent tunic. They are connected by a network of blood vessels, which end in small sac-like structures called ampullae at the outer edge of the colony. The overall color of the colony can range from bright orange to reddish, or to dull purple. These tunicates typically have 8 branchial tentacles and 11 rows of stigmata.
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Polycarpa aurata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Styela montereyensis (Dall, 1872)
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis (Kiaer, 1893)
Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823)
Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)
Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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