From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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ANB harbor +
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Class
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Ascidiacea +
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Common name is
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Spiny-headed tunicate +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Pyuridae +
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Genus
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Boltenia +
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Order
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Stolidobranchia +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Chordata +
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Scientific name is
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Boltenia villosa +
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SpecificEpithet
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villosa +
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Summary
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A consensus common name for this species s … A 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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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Boltenia villosa +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:01:44 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Boltenia villosa +
, Boltenia villosa +
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