Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID273490
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityMarina del Ray harbor, floats near entrance off Bora Bora Way.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSanta Monica Bay
HUC8 Number18070104
HUC10 NameGarapito Creek-Frontal Santa Monica Bay
HUC10 Number1807010404
HUC12 NameSanta Monica Beach-Frontal Santa Monica Bay
HUC12 Number180701040403
Map
Collection Day2
Collection Month10
Collection Year1994
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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