Species Regional Summary
Styela plicata
None ( NWP-2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Hong Kong/China/South China Sea (Huang 2001; Astudillo et al. 2016)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Fouls cultured bivalves in Hong Kong (Huang 2003, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009). 
 
Economic ImpactFisheries
Fouls cultured bivalves in Hong Kong (Huang 2003, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009).
 

References

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