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Star Ascidian

Botrylloides magnicoecus

615 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) kerrynwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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.

What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 6, February 2, March 4, April 5, May 3, June 0, July 1, August 2, September 2, October 3, November 3, December 8.
Australia39
New South Wales35
South Africa3
Western Cape3
Other Territories2
New Zealand1
South Australia1
Western Australia1
Northland Region1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassSea Squirts · Ascidiacea
OrderStolidobranchia
FamilyStyelidae
GenusBotrylloides

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Star Ascidian with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.