Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID241626
GroupTunicates
GenusBotrylloides
Speciesviolaceus
Common Namean orange sheath tunicate
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalityBellingham Bay, Squalicum Harbor Marina, Puget Sound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNooksack
HUC8 Number17110004
HUC10 NameBellingham Bay
HUC10 Number1711000407
HUC12 NameBellingham Bay
HUC12 Number171100040700
Map
Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with oysters | shipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14791
Author:Cohen, A., C. Mills, H. Berry, M. Wonham, B. Bingham, B. Bookheim, J. Carlton, J. Chapman, J. Cordell, L. Harris, T. Klinger, A. Kohn, C. Lambert, G. Lambert, K. Li, D. Secord, and J. Toft.
Date:1998
Title:A rapid assessment survey of non-indigenous species in the shallow waters of Puget Sound. Report of the Puget Sound Expedition.
Publisher:Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
Pages:37 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine-Brackish


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