Description
Like Botryllus , Botrylloides are flat sheets of organisms which can be found covering ropes, boat hulls, horseshoe crabs, seaweeds, and any still or slow-moving object in saltwater. Also both are considered to be invasive, found in many ports around the world. Invasive tunicates such as these, Didemnum sp., and Styela clava are a problem for shellfish and other marine life populations, and cause fouling of boats and piers.
Species within the genus Botrylloides include: [1]
- Botrylloides anceps (Herdman, 1891)
- Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851)
- Botrylloides chevalense Herdman, 1906
- Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Botrylloides fuscus Saito & Watanabe, 1985
- Botrylloides giganteum (PÈrËs, 1949)
- Botrylloides israeliense Brunetti, 2009
- Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides lenis Saito & Watanabe, 1985
- Botrylloides lentus Saito & Watanabe, 1985
- Botrylloides magnicoecum (Hartmeyer, 1912)
- Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886
- Botrylloides perspicuus (Herdman, 1886)
- Botrylloides pizoni Brunetti & Mastrototaro, 2012
- Botrylloides saccus Kott, 2003
- Botrylloides simodensis Saito & Watanabe, 1981
- Botrylloides superbum (Drasche, 1883)
- Botrylloides tyreum Herdman, 1886
- Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Botrylloides albicansMilne Edwards, 1841: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides aurantiumOka, 1927: synonym of Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927)
- Botrylloides aureaSars, 1851: synonym of Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851)
- Botrylloides bolonienseGiard, 1875: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides carnosumOka, 1927: synonym of Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
- Botrylloides chazalieiSluiter, 1898: synonym of Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886
- Botrylloides clavelinaGiard, 1872: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides cyanescensGiard, 1888: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides diegenseRitter & Forsyth, 1917: synonym of Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Botrylloides eligulatumBeniaminson, 1975: synonym of Botryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Botrylloides fulguraleHerdman, 1886: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides gregalisSluiter, 1898: synonym of Botryllus gregalis (Sluiter, 1898)
- Botrylloides insigneGiard, 1872: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides lateritiumBeniaminson, 1975: synonym of Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
- Botrylloides leachi(Savigny, 1816): synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides leptumHerdman, 1899: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides maeandriumSluiter, 1898: synonym of Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898)
- Botrylloides maeandriusSluiter, 1898: synonym of Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898)
- Botrylloides magnicoecusHartmeyer, 1912: synonym of Botrylloides magnicoecum (Hartmeyer, 1912)
- Botrylloides magnum(Ritter, 1901): synonym of Botryllus magnus Ritter, 1901
- Botrylloides magnus : synonym of Botryllus magnus Ritter, 1901
- Botrylloides meandrinumSluiter: synonym of Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898)
- Botrylloides namei(Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928): synonym of Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902)
- Botrylloides nigerHerdman, 1886: synonym of Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886
- Botrylloides parvulumHuitfeld-Kaas, 1896: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides parvulusHuitfeld-Kaas, 1896: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides perspicuumHerdman, 1886: synonym of Botrylloides perspicuus (Herdman, 1886)
- Botrylloides planus : synonym of Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902)
- Botrylloides prostratumGiard, 1872: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides purpureumHerdman, 1886: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides pusillaAlder, 1863: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides radiataAlder & Hancock, 1848: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides ramulosaAlder & Hancock, 1848: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides rotiferaMilne Edwards, 1841: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides rubrumMilne Edwards, 1841: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides rugosumGottschaldt, 1894: synonym of Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851)
- Botrylloides sparsaAlder, 1863: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides translucidumHartmeyer, 1912: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides vinosaAlder & Hancock, 1912: synonym of Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816)
- Botrylloides violaceumOka, 1927: synonym of Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
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