Species Regional Summary
Styela plicata
None ( WA-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Durban/South Africa/Indian Ocean (1951, Millar 1961, cited by Barros et al. 2009; Mead et al. 2011b)

Geographic Extent

Durban/South Africa/Indian Ocean (1951, Millar 1961, cited by de Barros et al. 2009); Knysna Marina/South Africa/Indian Ocean (2009, 34°03’17"S, 23°03’46"E, Rius et al. 2010); South Africa/Mossel Bay (2007, Rius et al. 2014); South Africa/Richards Bay (2009, Rius et al. 2014)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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