Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID273173
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityLos Angeles/Long Beach Harbors
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSan Gabriel
HUC8 Number18070106
Map
Collection Year1960
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19569
Author:Lambert, C.C., and G. Lambert
Date:1998
Title:Non-indigenous ascidians in southern California harbors and marinas.
Journal:Marine Biology
Volume:130
Pages:675-688
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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