Species Regional Summary
Styela plicata
Biscayne Bay ( S200 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Tahiti Beach, Coral Gables/FL/Biscayne Bay (1946, Weiss 1948);

Geographic Extent

Tahiti Beach, Coral Gables/FL/Biscayne Bay (1946, Weiss 1948); Key Biscayne/FL/Hurricane Harbor (USNM 10891 U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007)); Port of Miami/FL/Miami Harbor (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Sunset Harbor Yacht Club (Ruiz et al., unpublished data), Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Pelican Harbor Marina, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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