Orange sheath tunicate
Botrylloides violaceus
FOUND by ClimateChange120122012-09-20
Cape Elizabeth
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Keirstan F.
Peer reviewed by Danae S.
Field Notes
We placed our quadrat in a tidal pool about three yards away from the receding rocky intertidal waters. In order to observe and record some species we were required to disturb the rock and seaweed formations within the quadrat. Both the Rock Weed and Chain Sea Squirt were found growing on the rocks. The sea squirt was predominate on the underside of the rocks while the rock weed was growing on top of the rocks. Multiple crabs were found, both dead and alive, but non were the Asian Shore Crab.
Supporting Evidence
The species was present on rocks. It had a brick red color, which matched the description of the species ID card. Also, the color was uniform throughout the specimen.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
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Scientific name:
Botrylloides violaceusCommon name:
Orange sheath tunicate
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.560800 °
Longitude:
W -70.220170 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Coastal - Rocky intertidal
Trip Information
Name:
Kettle Cove
Trip date:
Thu, 2012-09-20 09:00
Town or city:
Cape Elizabeth
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Coastal
Watershed:
Presumpscot
Time of low tide:
Tue, 2011-09-20 08:30
Comments
Location, location
What do you makes the lower side of the rocks a more appealing spot for these animals? Do you think that you'd find this distribution pattern throughout Kettle Cove and in other rocky intertidal areas nearby?
Thank you vitalsleuth!
There was an abundance of the orange sheath tunicate, though they were on the lower sides of the rocks, which made it hard to see at first. Thank you!
a first?
Good eyes, ClimateChange12012! I'm impressed that you found this, and thankful that you did. I don't think anyone has ever documented Botrylloides at Kettle Cove on the Vital Signs site.