Species sheet

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Botrylle violet

Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927

AnimalsCompound ascidians

Invasive

Species status description

Liste des Espèces Non Indigènes à surveiller en Occitanie, PACA, Gascogne et Bretagne (Réseaux Alien Occitanie, PACA, Golfe de Gascogne, mers celtiques)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

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Other invalid scientific names

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Sources

ANDRÉ Frédéric, LAMARE Véronique, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 27/06/2021 : Botrylloides spp. (leachii, violaceus, diegensis) (Savigny, 1816, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/481

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 31/01/2025 : Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4394

Modification history

Created by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 30/01/2025

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