Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID162399
GroupTunicates
GenusBotrylloides
Speciesviolaceus
Common Namean orange sheath tunicate
StateAK
CountyValdez-Cordova
LocalityPrince William Sound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePrince William Sound
HUC8 Number19020203
HUC10 NamePrince William Sound
HUC10 Number1902020306
HUC12 NamePrince William Sound
HUC12 Number190202030600
Map
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with oysters
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13201
Author:Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham, and A.H. Hines
Date:2000
Title:Invasion of coastal marine communities in North America: apparent patterns, processes, and biases
Journal:Annual Review of Ecological Systematics
Volume:31
Pages:481-531
Commentsoriginally mis-identified as Botrylloides diegensis; coordinates are estimated.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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