Specimen Information

Styela clava
Styela clava
(Asian tunicate)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID241643
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesclava
Common NameAsian tunicate
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalityDrayton Harbor, Blaine Marina, Puget Sound.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameStrait of Georgia
HUC8 Number17110002
HUC10 NamePadilla Bay-Strait of Georgia
HUC10 Number1711000205
HUC12 NamePadilla Bay-Strait of Georgia
HUC12 Number171100020500
Map
Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | hitch 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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18741
Author:Puget Sound Action Team.
Date:2007
Title:Washington State's Response to an Invasion of Non-native Tunicates.
Publisher:Office of the Govenor, State of Washington.
Pages:29
CommentsCommon in patches.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineMarine-Brackish


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