Sea Squirt (<i>Botryllus schlosseri</i>) (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Sea Squirt (<i>Botryllus schlosseri</i>)

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The sea squirt is familiar as a pest that clumps to the bottom of docks and boats. Its powerful regenerative capacities are analyzed by Robert Lauzon and colleagues in the August 2011 issue of the Biological Bulletin. These colonies (Botryllus schlosseri) were collected in Woods Hole, Mass.

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Robert Lauzon

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