Specimen Information

Didemnum vexillum
Didemnum vexillum
(a colonial sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID252612
GroupTunicates
GenusDidemnum
Speciesvexillum
Common Namea colonial sea squirt
StateRI
CountyNewport
LocalityNewport Bay at Beavertail Point, Conanicut Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNarragansett
HUC8 Number01090004
HUC10 NameNarragansett Bay
HUC10 Number0109000409
HUC12 NameLower East Passage
HUC12 Number010900040909
Map
Collection Day4
Collection Month10
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24162
Author:USGS - Woods Hole Science Center.
Date:2008
Title:Marine Nuisance Species, Didemnum, a colonial tunicate; ascidian; sea squirt - New England Coast Location Table.
CommentsIntertidal; on rocks
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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