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   Didemnum spp. (tunicate)
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    Details of this species in Marlborough Sounds
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Coutts, 2002
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    Ecosystem change: The New Zealand Mussel Industry Council and the New Zealand Marine Farmers Association are particularly concerned about the possible spread of D. vexillum to marine farming areas in the Marlborough Sounds, where it has the potential to smother mussel lines (Coutts, 2002).
    Last Modified: 27/02/2006 3:19:43 p.m.
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