Star ascidian
A species of Ascidian, Also known as Star sea squirt Scientific name : Botryllus schlosseri Genus : Ascidian
Star ascidian, A species of Ascidian
Also known as:
Star sea squirt
Botanical name: Botryllus schlosseri
Genus: Ascidian
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Description
Individual zooids may grow to 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in size, with colonies reaching 50 millimetres (2.0 in) long . This species can be distinguished from Botrylloides sp. by the pattern of zooid growth. B. schlosseri zooids emanate from a center in the manner of the arms of a star. Also, there usually are fewer zooids per cluster (5–8 in B. schlosseri and 10 or more in Botrylloides). There are many colors in which this species can be found, ranging from orange, blue and grey. A colony can be easily be separated from the main body to form an independent colony usually referred to as a subclone. Two colonies may also fuse together if they share common alleles for historecognition.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Sea squirts Order
Stolidobranchia Family
Styelidae Genus
Ascidian Species
Star ascidian 
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