Family Botryllidae

Botryllus schlosseri
 
 Family Botryllidae
Botryllus schlosseri

 Description: Compound ascidians closely related to the Styelidae; test gelatinous, zooids small and arranged int he common test in systems discharging by common cloacal cavities and apterures. Branchial sac with no folds an donly three internal longitudinal vesels on each side. Male and femail gonads separate.
 Gene Links: Family Botryllidae in GenBank