Specimen Information

Styela clava
Styela clava
(Asian tunicate)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID116035
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesclava
Common NameAsian tunicate
StateCA
CountyMonterey
LocalityElkhorn Slough [Moss Landing, CA]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMonterey Bay
HUC8 Number18060015
Map
Collection Year1935
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling | hitch hiker with oysters
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10319
Author:Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton.
Date:1995
Title:Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Journal:Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant
Publisher:A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant.
Pages:246 pp
CommentsNative to northwest Pacific Ocean.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierG. MacGinitie
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1


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