Species Regional Summary
Styela plicata
Lower Laguna Madre ( G330 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Padre Island, East Of/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1962, USNM 14424, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007)

Geographic Extent

Padre Island, East Of/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1962, USNM 14424, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Sea Ranch Marina, Port Isabel/TX/Laguna Madre (26 4 33.4N, 97 9 52.8W); Parrot Eyes Marina, Port Isabel/TX/Laguna Madre (26 8 0.4N, 97 10 36.9W); Deep-water docks, Port Isabel/TX/Laguna Madre (26 3 56.8N, 97 12 49.4W); Billy Kenan's docks, Port Isabel/TX/Laguna Madre (26 3 56.8N, 97 12 54.6W); Padre Island, East Of/TX/Gulf of Mexico 1962, (USNM 14424, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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