Styela clava
Styela clava
(Asian tunicate)
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6 results for Styela clava (Asian tunicate)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
116015 RI coastal areas of RI1988 25020000 Virginianestablished
155091 RIBristolNarragansett Bay [Location approximate, hand plotted]1976 01090004 Narragansettestablished
155554 RINewportBuzzards Bay/ RI Sound, Sakonnet Point1998 01090002 Cape Codestablished
155559 RINewportNarrangansett Bay, Jamestown Harbor1998 01090004 Narragansettestablished
155558 RINewportNarrangansett Bay, Tiverton Harbor1998 01090004 Narragansettestablished
1702056 RIProvidenceSave the Bay Docks, Providence, RI2019 01090004 Narragansett 

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/22/2026].

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