Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Symplegma rubra
Tunicado, Tunicate
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Stolidobranchia
Family
Styelidae
Genus
Symplegma
Species
rubra
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2016
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Ship hull
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Under watch
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Carlton, J. T. Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M. (2019) Assessing marine bioinvasions in the Galápagos islands: Implications for conservation biology and marine protected areas. Aquatic Invasions, 14(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2019.14.1.01
- Lambert, G. (2019) Fouling ascidians (Chordata: Ascidiacea) of the Galápagos: Santa Cruz and Baltra Islands Aquatic Invasion, Volume 14, Issue 1: 132–149
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"Galapagos Species Database, Symplegma rubra", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18910. Accessed 4 November 2026.