Specimen Information

Zostera japonica
Zostera japonica
(Japanese eelgrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228861
GroupPlants
GenusZostera
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese eelgrass
StateWA
CountyJefferson
LocalityHood Canal, on the western banks below Dabob Bay.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHood Canal
HUC8 Number17110018
HUC10 NameHood Canal
HUC10 Number1711001808
HUC12 NameHood Canal
HUC12 Number171100180800
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10251
Author:Harrison, P.G, and R.E. Bigley
Date:1982
Title:The recent introduction of the seagrass Zostera japonica Aschers. and Graebn. to the Pacific Coast of North America.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:39
Pages:1642-1648
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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