Botryllus sp. Botryllus seasquirt

Botryllus sp. is commonly referred to as Botryllus seasquirt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17999 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Botryllus sp. 

German:

Botryllus-Seescheide 

English:

Botryllus Seasquirt 

Category:

Асцидия 

Family tree:

Botryllus (Genus) > sp. (Species) 

Occurrence:

Indonesia, Marschall Islands 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky reefs 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Food:

Organic suspended sediment , Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Botryllus anceps
• Botryllus arenaceus
• Botryllus aureus
• Botryllus chevalense
• 
  Botryllus closionis
  Seescheide
• Botryllus delicatus
• Botryllus diegense
• 
  Botryllus eilatensis
  Seescheide
• Botryllus elegans
• Botryllus firmus
• Botryllus gracilis
• 
  Botryllus gregalis
  Seescheide
• Botryllus horridus
• Botryllus humilis
• Botryllus leachii
• Botryllus lenis
• Botryllus maeandrius
• Botryllus mortensi
• Botryllus niger
• Botryllus ovalis
• Botryllus perspicuum
• 
  Botryllus planus
  Koloniale Seescheide
• Botryllus primigenus
• Botryllus promiscuus
• Botryllus puniceus
• Botryllus pupureus
• Botryllus saccus
• Botryllus scalaris
• 
  Botryllus schlosseri
  Stern-Seescheide
• Botryllus simodensis
• 
  Botryllus stewartensis
  Seescheide
• Botryllus tuberatus
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Botryllus sp.
  Botryllus-Seescheide
• 
  Botryllus sp.01
  Teppich-Seescheide

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-12-28 18:28:02 

Last edit:

2025-12-28 18:36:39 

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