Botryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
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
- Botryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Name authority
- Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Styelidae
- Genus
- Botryllus
- 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
- genusBotryllus Gaertner, 1774
- speciesBotryllus tuberatus Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Botryllus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Botryllus flavus Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2017 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus maeandrius (Sluiter, 1898) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus planus (Van Name, 1902) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus gaiae Brunetti, 2020 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus lambertorum Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha & Simões, 2022 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus camur Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha & Simões, 2022 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus bonanzus Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha & Simões, 2022 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus closionis Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus compositus Tokioka, 1967 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus delicatus Okuyama & Saito, 2001 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus firmus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1996 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Botryllus horridus Saito & Okuyama, 2003 | 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 eligulatum Beniaminson, 1975 Beniaminson, 1975 | synonym |
| Botryllus communis Oka, 1927 Oka, 1927 | synonym |
| Botryllus eligulatum (Beniaminson, 1975) (Beniaminson, 1975) | 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.
- Ritter, W. E., & Forsyth, R. H. (1917). Ascidian of the littoral zone of southern California. Univ. California Publ., Zool., 16: 439–512. 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:MPS2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.