CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	35 033120 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Botrylloides conchyliatus   Ekins in Rocha, Salonna, Griggo, Ekins, Lambert, Mastrototaro, Fidler & Gissi, 2019
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 35 - Tunicata Tunicates (ascidians, larvaceans and salps) Family: 35 33 Styelidae (ascidians, sea squirts) - show full list Common Name: [an ascidian] Organism Type: an ascidian Synonyms: Botrylloides perspicuus Botrylloides violaceus (both mis-identifications) Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 35 033901     Botrylloides spp.

Taxon Notes:

Previously confused with B. perspicuus and B. violaceus.

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Rocha, R.M., Salonna, M., Griggo, F., Ekins, M., Lambert, G., Mastrototaro, F., Fidler, A., Gissi, C., 2019. The power of combined molecular and morphological analyses for the genus Botrylloides: identification of a potentially global invasive ascidian and description of a new species., Systematics and Biodiversity, Vol. 18: 1-18. . dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2019.1649738 doi:10.1080/14772000.2019.1649738