Other animals › Styelidae
Star Tunicate
Botryllus schlosseri
5,418 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 5,418 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Chain TunicateBotrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides perspicuus
San Diego Sea SquirtBotrylloides diegensis
ladder ascidianBotrylloides leachii
Botryllus renierii
Botrylloides niger
Magnificent BryozoanPectinatella magnifica
Jelly Crust TunicateDiplosoma listerianum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,657 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,071 |
| Canada | 2,042 |
| Nova Scotia | 789 |
| California | 706 |
| Quebec | 516 |
| United Kingdom | 317 |
| British Columbia | 281 |
| Maine | 273 |
| New Brunswick | 252 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Sea Squirts · Ascidiacea |
| Order | Stolidobranchia |
| Family | Styelidae |
| Genus | Botryllus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Star Tunicate with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.