World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

WRiMS name details

Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927)

AphiaID

761858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:761858)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927

Rank

Species

Parent

Botryllus Gaertner, 1774

Original name

Botrylloides aurantium Oka, 1927

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Oka, A. (1927). Zur kenntnis der japanishen Botryllidae (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 3: 607-609. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2021). Ascidiacea World Database. Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927). Accessed through: Rius, M.; Ahyong, S.; Costello, M. J.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Katsanevakis, S.; Lejeusne, C.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Poore, G. C. B; Robinson, T. B.; Sterrer, W.; Turon, X.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2021) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: http://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761858 on 2026-09-10

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761858 on 2026-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-05-14 08:05:43Z

created

Turon, Xavier

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description (of ) Oka, A. (1927). Zur kenntnis der japanishen Botryllidae (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). <em>Proc. Imp. Acad.</em> 3: 607-609. [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality