Taxonomic identity of Distaplia stylifera (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), a new arrival to the eastern Pacific displaying invasive behavior in the Gulf of California, Mexico
A colonial ascidian of the genus Distaplia caused a mass mortality of the pen shell Atrina maura (Sowerby, 1835) during June 2016 in the southwest of the Gulf of California (Mexico), with a significant socio-economic cost. Tentatively identified in previous works as Distaplia cf. stylifera, a precis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-04-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/95986/download/pdf/ |