Species Regional Summary
Styela plicata
Chincoteague Bay ( M120 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Chincoteague Island/VA/Chincoteague Bay (1999, O'Beirn et al. 2004, on oyster-culture floats)

Geographic Extent

Chincoteague Island/VA/Chincoteague Bay (1999, O'Beirn et al. 2004, on oyster-culture floats); Chincoteague/VA/Merritt Harbor, Chincoteague Inlet (7/29/2013, Paul Fofonoff, personal observation, established population)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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