Specimen Information

Zostera japonica
Zostera japonica
(Japanese eelgrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID260830
GroupPlants
GenusZostera
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese eelgrass
StateWA
CountySkagit
LocalitySimilk Bay, Puget Sound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePuget Sound
HUC8 Number17110019
HUC10 NameSkagit Bay-Whidbey Basin
HUC10 Number1711001911
HUC12 NameSkagit Bay-Whidbey Basin
HUC12 Number171100191100
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month8
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with oysters | dispersed ocean current
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18466
Author:Dowty, P., B. Reeves, H. Berry, S. Wyllie-Escheverria, T. Mumford, A. Sewell, P. Milos, and R. Wright
Date:2005
Title:Submerged Vegetation Monitoring Project; 2003-2004 Monitoring Report.
Publisher:Nearshore Habitat Program, Washington Department of Natural Resouces.
Pages:95
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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