Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID273454
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountyOrange
LocalityDana Point Harbor, floats near Marine (Ocean) Institute.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAliso-San Onofre
HUC8 Number18070301
HUC10 NameAliso Creek-Frontal Gulf of Santa Catalina
HUC10 Number1807030103
HUC12 NameSalt Creek-Frontal Gulf of Santa Catalina
HUC12 Number180703010302
Map
Collection Month4
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19570
Author:Lambert, C.C., and G. Lambert
Date:2003
Title:Persistence and differential distribution of nonindigenous ascidians in harbors of the Southern California Bight.
Journal:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Volume:259
Pages:145-161
CommentsAbundant
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected~10/m2


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