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: •
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 albicans Milne Edwards, 1841: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides aurantium Oka, 1927: synonym of
Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927) •
Botrylloides aurea Sars, 1851: synonym of
Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851) •
Botrylloides boloniense Giard, 1875: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides carnosum Oka, 1927: synonym of
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 •
Botrylloides chazaliei Sluiter, 1898: synonym of
Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 •
Botrylloides clavelina Giard, 1872: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides cyanescens Giard, 1888: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides diegense Ritter & Forsyth, 1917: synonym of
Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 •
Botrylloides eligulatum Beniaminson, 1975: synonym of
Botryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 •
Botrylloides fulgurale Herdman, 1886: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides gregalis Sluiter, 1898: synonym of
Botryllus gregalis (Sluiter, 1898) •
Botrylloides insigne Giard, 1872: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides lateritium Beniaminson, 1975: synonym of
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 •
Botrylloides leachi (Savigny, 1816): synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides leptum Herdman, 1899: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides maeandrium Sluiter, 1898: synonym of
Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) •
Botrylloides maeandrius Sluiter, 1898: synonym of
Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) •
Botrylloides magnicoecus Hartmeyer, 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 meandrinum Sluiter: synonym of
Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) •
Botrylloides namei (Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928): synonym of
Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902) •
Botrylloides niger Herdman, 1886: synonym of
Botrylloides nigrum Herdman, 1886 •
Botrylloides parvulum Huitfeld-Kaas, 1896: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides parvulus Huitfeld-Kaas, 1896: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides perspicuum Herdman, 1886: synonym of
Botrylloides perspicuus (Herdman, 1886) •
Botrylloides planus : synonym of
Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902) •
Botrylloides prostratum Giard, 1872: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides purpureum Herdman, 1886: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides pusilla Alder, 1863: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides radiata Alder & Hancock, 1848: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides ramulosa Alder & Hancock, 1848: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides rotifera Milne Edwards, 1841: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides rubrum Milne Edwards, 1841: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides rugosum Gottschaldt, 1894: synonym of
Botrylloides aureum (Sars, 1851) •
Botrylloides sparsa Alder, 1863: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides translucidum Hartmeyer, 1912: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides vinosa Alder & Hancock, 1912: synonym of
Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) •
Botrylloides violaceum Oka, 1927: synonym of
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 ==References==