chain tunicate
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
- Name authority
- Oka, 1927
- Common name
- chain tunicate
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Styelidae
- Genus
- Botrylloides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumTunicata
- classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
- orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyStyelidae Herdman, 1881
- genusBotrylloides Milne Edwards, 1841
- speciesBotrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Botrylloides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Botrylloides crystallinus A. Bay-Nouailhat, W. Bay-Nouailhat, Gasparini & Brunetti, 2020 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Botrylloides conchyliatus Ekins, 2019 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides alacranensis Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha & Simões, 2022 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides catilitinae Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha & Simões, 2022 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides anceps (Herdman, 1891) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides chevalensis Herdman, 1906 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides fuscus Saito & Watanabe, 1985 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides israeliensis Brunetti, 2009 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides lenis Saito & Watanabe, 1985 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botrylloides magnicoecus (Hartmeyer, 1912) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Botrylloides carnosum Oka, 1927 Oka, 1927 | synonym |
| Botryllus aurantius (Oka, 1927) (Oka, 1927) | synonym |
| Botrylloides aurantium Oka, 1927 Oka, 1927 | synonym |
| Botrylloides lateritium Beniaminson, 1975 Beniaminson, 1975 | synonym |
| Botrylloides violaceum Oka, 1927 Oka, 1927 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Oka, A. (1927). Zur kenntnis der japanishen Botryllidae (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). Proc. Imp. Acad, 3: 607–609. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:MPNZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.