Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID273455
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountyOrange
LocalityNewport Harbor, upper, back bay (NE side if Pacific Coast Highway bridge).
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNewport Bay
HUC8 Number18070204
HUC10 NameNewport Bay-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1807020402
HUC12 NameNewport Bay
HUC12 Number180702040201
Map
Collection Month10
Collection Year1997
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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