| Specimen ID | 1895911 |
| Group | Mollusks-Nudibranchs |
| Genus | Doriopsilla |
| Species | pharpa |
| Common Name | lemon drop |
| State | MA |
| County | Barnstable |
| Locality | Waquoit Bay, Cape Cod, MA |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Cod |
| HUC8 Number | 01090002 |
| HUC10 Name | Cape Cod |
| HUC10 Number | 0109000202 |
| HUC12 Name | Hyannis Harbor-Frontal Nantucket Sound |
| HUC12 Number | 010900020203 |
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| Collection Year | 1973 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker in aquaculture |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 46544 |
| Author: | Raviraj, R., C. Scheetz, J.T. Carlton, K.T. Burns, S.C. Crosby, K. Cuzco, M.K. Donato, M. Fajardo, I. Morrison, M. Olavarria, D. Romanello, H. Schwarzenbach, N.C. Spiller, and J.P. Susarchick |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Title: | Sea slug invasions: the non-native Archidoris pseudoargus (Nudibranchia: Dorididae) moves south and the native Doriopsilla pharpa (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) moves north on the U.S. Atlantic coast |
| Journal: | BioInvasions Records |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 687-699 |
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| Comments | Population was found in the summer of 1973, but was thought to have not survived the winter due to no sightings in the following 50 years |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Verifier | M. Patricia Morse |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Specimen Impact | Found feeding on the sponge Cliona celata |
