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Updated 3/16/2014

Phylum Urochordata

HAWAII

Botryllus spp.

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

 


Sand Island, Oahu, 10 feet

Ft. Kamehemeha, Oahu, 3 feet

BOTRYLLUS

Found on and under stones in shallow water including harbors.  Zooids are less than 1/2 inch.  Since these forms are typically found in harbors it is assumed that most arrived to Hawaii on ship hulls.