Kingdom Animalia Family Styelidae Scientific name Botrylloides leachi Higher classification Botrylloides Order Stolidobranchia | Subphylum Tunicata Genus Botrylloides Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Botrylloides, Ascidians, Tunicate, Botryllus, Botryllus schlosseri | ||
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.
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