Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID273488
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalityOceanside Harbor, fuel docks near entrance.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Luis Rey-Escondido
HUC8 Number18070303
HUC10 NameSan Marcos Creek-Frontal Gulf of Santa Catalina
HUC10 Number1807030305
HUC12 NameLoma Alta Creek-Frontal Gulf of Santa Catalina
HUC12 Number180703030504
Map
Collection Day6
Collection Month4
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
Reference 2
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
CommentsAbundant
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected~10/m2


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