Specimen Information

Ciona savignyi
(Pacific transparent sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic
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Specimen ID622410
GroupTunicates
GenusCiona
Speciessavignyi
Common NamePacific transparent sea squirt
StateCA
CountySan Francisco
LocalityPier 39
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Pablo Bay
HUC8 Number18050002
HUC10 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC10 Number1805000210
HUC12 NameAngel Island-San Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500021001
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26266
Author:California Department of Fish and Game.
Date:2009
Title:California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD).
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine

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