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Star Ascidian

Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas 1766)

Asexual Reproduction

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Breeding Season

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C. Henley

Care of Adults

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C. Henley

Egg Characteristics

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C. Henley

Fertilization and Cleavage

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C. Henley

Later Stages of Development and Metamorphosis

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C. Henley

Living Material

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References

  • Berrill, N. J., 1937. Culture methods for ascidians. In: Culture Methods for Invertebrate Animals, edit. by Galtsoff et al., Comstock, Ithaca, pp. 564-571.
  • Berrill, N. J., 1941a. The development of the bud in Botryllus. Biol. Bull., 80: 169-184.
  • Berrill, N. J., 1941b. Size and morphogenesis in the bud of Botryllus. Biol. Bull., 80: 185-193.
  • Grave, C., 1937. Notes on the culture of eight species of ascidians. In: Culture Methods for Invertebrate Animals, edit. by Galtsoff et al., Comstock, Ithaca, pp. 560-564.
  • Grave, C., and P. A. Nichol, 1939. Studies of larval life and metamorphosis in Ascidia nigra and species of Polyandrocarpa. Pap. Tortugas Lab., 32: 1-46. (Carnegie Inst., Wash., Publ. no. 517.).
  • Grave, C., and G. Riley, 1935. Development of the sense organs of the larva of Botryllus schlosseri. J. Morph., 57: 185-211.
  • Grave, C., and H. Woodbridge, 1924. Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas): The behavior and morphology of the free-swimming larva. J. Morph., 39: 207-247.
  • Herdman E. C., 1924. Botryllus. Mem. Liverpool Mar. Biol. Comm., 26: 1-40.
  • Oka, H., and H. Watanabe, 1957. Vascular budding, a new type of budding in Botryllus. Biol. Bull., 112: 225-240.
  • Pizon, A., 1893. Histoire de la blastogenese chez les Botryllides. Ann. Sci. Nat., Zool., ser. 7, 14: 1-386.
  • Watterson R. L., 1945. Asexual reproduction in the colonial tunicate, Botryllus schlosseri ( Pallas ) Savigny, with special reference to the developmental history of intersiphonal bands of pigment cells. Biol. Bull., 88: 71-103.

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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Methods of Observation

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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Preparation of Cultures

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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Procuring Gametes

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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Rate of Development

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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley