Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID252630
GroupTunicates
GenusDidemnum
Speciesvexillum
Common Namea colonial sea squirt
StateMA
CountySuffolk
LocalityBoston Harbor [Massachusetts Bay, Atlantic Ocean] in Winthrop
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
HUC10 NameBoston Harbor-Massachusetts Bay
HUC10 Number0109000110
HUC12 NameBoston Harbor
HUC12 Number010900011005
Map
Collection Day8
Collection Month12
Collection Year2006
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.
CommentsOn wood pier pilings
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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