Specimen Information

Botrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides violaceus
(an orange sheath tunicate)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID116008
GroupTunicates
GenusBotrylloides
Speciesviolaceus
Common Namean orange sheath tunicate
StateMA
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, coastal areas of MA
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy
HUC8 Number32504000
Map
Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased lab animals | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1012
Author:Carlton, J.T.
Date:1989
Title:Man's role in changing the face of the ocean: biological invasions and implications for conservation of near-shore environments.
Journal:Conservation Biology
Volume:3
Issue:3
Pages:265-273
CommentsRange expansion of animals released from Wood's Hole. originally mis-identified as Botrylloides diegensis
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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