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Boltenia villosa
Best found at ANB harbor +
Class Ascidiacea +
Common name is Spiny-headed tunicate  +
Documentation requested false  +
Family Pyuridae +
Genus Boltenia +
Order Stolidobranchia +
Origination status is Native +
Phylum Chordata +
Scientific name is Boltenia villosa  +
SpecificEpithet villosa  +
Summary A consensus common name for this species sA consensus common name for this species seems to be "hairy tunicate," but it isn't really any hairier than several other common species. But the name "Spiny-headed tunicate" used in O'Clair & O'Clair 1998 and other publications seems much more apt. The extended "peduncle" of the species, its reddish color, and the hairy "spines" of the globulous head make this tunicate a cute species in a Japanese cartoon sort of way, if there ever was a cute tunicate. This species can be found at low tide, but is more easily found by inspecting colonies of tubeworms that grow on submerged man-made structures.hat grow on submerged man-made structures.  +
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Categories Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 25 July 2013 09:01:44  +
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File:Boltenia villosa ANB Harbor.JPG + FileTags
 

 

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