Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID269999
GroupTunicates
GenusDidemnum
Speciesvexillum
Common Namea colonial sea squirt
StateWA
CountyKing
LocalityPlancich Dock Complex, Maury Island, Puget Sound.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePuget Sound
HUC8 Number17110019
HUC10 NamePuget Sound
HUC10 Number1711001912
HUC12 NamePuget Sound
HUC12 Number171100191200
Map
Collection Month11
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19300
Author:LeClair, L., A. Pleus, and J. Schultz.
Date:2009
Title:2007-2009 Biennial Report: Invasive Species Tunicate Response in the Puget Sound Region.
Publisher:Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Fish Program; Aquatic Invasive Species Unit.
Pages:i + 54
CommentsAbundant. Eradication efforts initiated in 2009.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierWDFW Aquatic Invasive Species Unit
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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