Botrylloides violaceus

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Botrylloides violaceus"
name = "Botrylloides violaceus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Urochordata
classis = Ascidiacea
ordo = Pleurogona
suborder = Stolidobranchia
familia = Botryllidae
genus = "Botrylloides"
species = "B. violaceus"
binomial = "Botrylloides violaceus"
binomial_authority = (Oka, 1927)

"Botrylloides violaceus" is a colonial urochordate of the genus "Botrylloides". These invasive colonies attach and grow on solid surfaces and substrates, and consist of individuals arranged in twisting rows. These are becoming more common in coastal waters of North America and other waters around the world, likely being spread by shipping industries. [cite web | url = http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2418 | title = NAS - Species FactSheet ("Botrylloides violaceus") | accessdate = 2008-03-14 | first = Pam | last = Fuller | date = 2006-04-24 | publisher = USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. | language = English]

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