Specimen Information

Zostera japonica
Zostera japonica
(Japanese eelgrass)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID260831
GroupPlants
GenusZostera
Speciesjaponica
Common NameJapanese eelgrass
StateWA
CountyJefferson
LocalityDosewallips, Hood Canal, Puget Sound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHood Canal
HUC8 Number17110018
HUC10 NameHood Canal
HUC10 Number1711001808
HUC12 NameHood Canal
HUC12 Number171100180800
Map
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Collection Day30
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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