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Chain Tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)
Invertebrateverified

Botrylloides violaceus

Oka, 1927

Chain Tunicate

Also known as: Slingerzakpijp, Colonial Sea Squirt, Lined Colonial Tunicate, Orange Sheath Tunicate, Violet Tunicate, Colonial Tunicate

Verified againstWoRMS
Taxonomy
Class

Ascidiacea

Order

Stolidobranchia

Family

Styelidae

Where to find it

common

Netherlands

rare

United States (California)
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