Other animals › Styelidae
ladder ascidian
Botrylloides leachii
25 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.
Easily confused with
San Diego Sea SquirtBotrylloides diegensis
Botrylloides perspicuus
Botrylloides niger
Star TunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Star AscidianBotrylloides magnicoecus
Chain TunicateBotrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides giganteus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,130 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,130 |
| Australia | 64 |
| New South Wales | 35 |
| South Australia | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 18 |
| England | 13 |
| Canada | 10 |
| France | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
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 | Botrylloides |
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 ladder ascidian with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.