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Family Styelidae

Botrylloides leachi

(Savigny, 1816)

Sea Squirt

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northern Atlantic Ocean: British Isles and Mediterranean Sea.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastlines where it encrusts stones and shells.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home tropical aquarium trade.

Has a temperature range of 50 to 65°F (10 - 18°C).

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Ascidiacea

    Order: Stolidobranchia

    Family: Styelidae

    Genus: Botrylloides

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Botrylloides leachi (Sea Squirt)
Photo © Keith Hiscock
Herdmania momus Botrylloides sp.
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