Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)
(Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt)

Interactions where Botryllus schlosseri is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by adult Erato voluta a cowrie Littorinimorpha: Triviidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Erato voluta/Erato volutaa cowrieadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Stolidobranchia/Styelidae/Botryllus schlosseri/Botryllus schlosseristar ascidian, star sea squirt adult is predator of
is predated by adult Trivia monacha Spotted Cowrie Littorinimorpha: Triviidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Stolidobranchia/Styelidae/Botryllus schlosseri/Botryllus schlosseristar ascidian, star sea squirt adult is predator of
common test (nibbled hole) nibbled hole common test accommodates egg capsule Trivia monacha Spotted Cowrie Littorinimorpha: Triviidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Triviidae/Trivia monacha/Trivia monachaspotted cowrieegg capsule Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Stolidobranchia/Styelidae/Botryllus schlosseri/Botryllus schlosseristar ascidian, star sea squirtnibbled holecommon test egg capsule rests inside nibbled hole common test

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

Botryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt)
FamilySTYELIDAE (a family of sea squirts)
OrderSTOLIDOBRANCHIA (a suborder of sea squirts)
ClassASCIDIACEA (ascidians, sea-squirts)
SubphylumTUNICATA (ascidians, sea-squirts, tunicates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt)

Botryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Botryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Botryllus schlosseri (Star Ascidian, Star Sea Squirt)
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