Botryllus schlosseri; Sea Squirt

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Botryllus schlosseri; Sea Squirt

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Botryllus schlosseri
Sea Squirt

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0205 0498 (2005-02-18)

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date of photo Dec 1985

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location From lab, Hopkins Marine Station

animal's place of origin From lab, Hopkins Marine Station (Monterey County, California, US)

class Ascidiacea

habitat From lab, Hopkins Marine Station

notes Adjacent Botryllus colonies will fuse if they share one allele of a common 'fusibility gene.' Here, lacking such an allele, the colonies recognize each other as non-self and rejection occurs in a reaction analogous to human organ rejection following transplantation. Field of view 15 mm.

camera Olympus system for macro photography

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Sea Squirt (photographer)

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