APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Botrylloides violaceus Oka, 1927 - Orange cloak or Orange sheath sea squirt - a non-native invasive species
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Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- orange 1

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- orange 2

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- orange 3

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- orange 4

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- yellow 1

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- yellow 2

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- yellow 3

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- yellow 4

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- yellow 5

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- purple 1

Orange cloak sea squirt
Botrylloides violaceus
- purple 2

Specimens above found growing on pontoons, on mussels and other sea squirts at Premier Marina, Falmouth, Cornwall. 07.05.15.

Botrylloides violaceus, the Orange cloak sea squirt is a non-native fouling species.

Botrylloides violaceus Orange cloak sea squirt colonial ascidian non native invasive fouling species Tunicate Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.