| Citation | Primo, C. and E. Vazquez, 2004 Zoogeography of the southern African ascidian fauna. Journal of Biogeography 31:1987-2009. |
| Ref. | 1756 Primo, C. and E. Vazquez, 2004 |
| Page | 2000-2005 |
| Named Used as Valid | Styela plicata |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Natal (South Africa), Indo-West Pacific, Subantarctic, South Australia, New Zealand, Japan, West and East Pacific Boreal, East and West Atlantic Boreal, Mediterranean Atlantic, Arctic, Carolina Region, South and East South America. |