Specimen Information

Styela clava
Styela clava
(Asian tunicate)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID116011
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesclava
Common NameAsian tunicate
StateNY
LocalityAtlantic Ocean off Long Island
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLong Island
HUC8 Number02030200
Map
Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
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
CommentsIntroduced to Long Island in 1972 and spread to Maine and Connecticut by 1988
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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