golden star tunicate

English

A colony of golden star tunicates

Etymology

After the way individuals arrange themselves around a central point like rays of a star.

Noun

golden star tunicate (plural golden star tunicates)

1. Any of species Botryllus schlosseri of colony-forming sea squirts, native to European coastal waters but introduced worldwide.

References

• golden star tunicate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Botryllus schlosseri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Botryllus schlosseri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons