Summary ²

Botryllus schlosseri, commonly known as the star ascidian or golden star tunicate, is a colonial ascidian tunicate that grows on slow-moving, submerged objects, plants, and animals in nearshore saltwater environments.

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1. (c) Ian Boyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/22911005@N06/3564290908
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryllus_schlosseri

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