Specimen Information

Styela plicata
Styela plicata
(pleated sea squirt)
Tunicates
Exotic

Specimen ID622956
GroupTunicates
GenusStyela
Speciesplicata
Common Namepleated sea squirt
StateCA
CountyVentura
LocalityChannel Islands Harbor Epifaunal 05
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCalleguas
HUC8 Number18070103
HUC10 NameMcGrath Lake-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1807010302
HUC12 NameMcGrath Lake-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number180701030202
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling
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/MarineFreshwater


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