Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Introductions likely due to shipping either via hull or sea chest fouling Lambert See also: Alien Species Alert for more information. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab. See also: Species Guides for more resources.
Bullard, S. Lambert, M. Carman, J. Byrnes, R. Whitlatch, G. Ruiz, R. Miller, L. Harris, P. Valentine, J. Collie, J. Pederson, D. McNaught, A. Cohen, R. Asch, J. Dijkstra, and K. The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. A: Current distribution, basic biology and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 1 Lambert, G. Adventures of a sea squirt sleuth: unraveling the identity of Didemnum vexillum , a global ascidian invader. Aquatic Invasions 4 1 Stefaniak, L.
Lambert, A. Gittenberger, H. Zhang, S. Lin, and R. Genetic conspecificity of the worldwide populations of Didemnum vexillum Kott, An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know. Didemnum vexillum Kott, Stefaniak et al. Common Name. Colonial sea squirt, ascidian, colonial tunicate, compound sea squirt, carpet sea squirt. Native To. Date of U. Means of Introduction. Forms dense colonies that can smother native species Bullard et al.
Current U. Sea squirt, adult. Google Images - Sea Squirt. The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Washington Invasive Species Council. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. A Sep Global Invasive Species Database - Didemnum spp.
