Botrylloides leachii

(Botrylloides leachii)

Description

Botrylloides leachii is a colonial tunicate of the genus Botrylloides. Its unique methods of propagation and regeneration make it an ideal model organism for use in biological study of development, immunology, stem cells, and regeneration.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Ascidiacea

Order:Stolidobranchia

Family:Styelidae

Genus:Botrylloides

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