Chordata: Golden Star Tunicate colony preserved

Specimens vary widely in size from less than 1 inch to 3 inches.

Availability of colonial tunicates varies with the season. Substitutions may be necessary.

Often, colonial tunicates are present as invasive species to the East Coast of the United States.

Kingdom: Animalia / Subkingdom: Bilateria / Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia / Phylum: Chordata / Subphylum: Urochordata (salps, sea squirts, tunicates) / Class: Ascidiacea (sessile tunicates) / Order: Pleurogona / Suborder: Stolidobranchia Lahille, 1887 / Family: Styelidae (Sluiter, 1895) / Genus: Botryllus (Gaertner, 1774) / Species: Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766) Synonym: Golden Star Tunicate, colonial sea squirt, star ascidian.

Sold as individual colonies.

Forensics Lab Supply Number 9870202.





Preserved Biological Specimens

Preserved Marine Specimens

Preserved Specimens for sale.

HTS = 0511.91.00