Species Detail - Star Ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Botryllus schlosseri
Star Ascidian
NBNSYS0000174175
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
bosch
(Pallas, 1766)
Tunicate (Urochordata)
Species
1
1
1
07/07/2016
07/07/2016
1 January (recorded in 1985)
26 December (recorded in 2023)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Star Ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri), accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/134319