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    Details of this species in Australia
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Hayes et al. 2005; Wyatt et al. 2005
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    Management Notes for this Location:
    Australia lists Styela plicata as a potential cryptogenic species that has established in Australia (Hayes et al, 2005)
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    Impacts:
    Interaction with other invasive species: Wyatt et al (2005) claims that Styela plicata acts as a vector for the invasive Bugula neritina in Australia.
    Last Modified: 8/05/2007 10:17:37 a.m.
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