Specimen Information

Botrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides violaceus
(an orange sheath tunicate)
Tunicates
Exotic
Collection Info
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Specimen ID267787
GroupTunicates
GenusBotrylloides
Speciesviolaceus
Common Namean orange sheath tunicate
StateOR
CountyLincoln
LocalityYaquina Bay, Embarcadero Marine, Newport
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSiletz-Yaquina
HUC8 Number17100204
HUC10 NameLower Yaquina River
HUC10 Number1710020403
HUC12 NamePoole Slough-Yaquina River
HUC12 Number171002040303
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Collection Day25
Collection Month2
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierLorne Curran
Freshwater/MarineMarine-Brackish
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Botrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides violaceus
Botrylloides violaceus

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/6/2025].

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