Species Regional Summary
Aurelia coerulea
San Francisco Bay ( P090 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Foster City/CA/Foster City Lagoon, South San Francisco Bay (Greenberg et al. 1996) [Date is date of 1st molecular sampling).

Geographic Extent

Foster City/CA/Foster City Lagoon, South San Francisco Bay (Greenberg et al. 1996); CA/Redwood Creek, South San Francisco Bay (Cohen and Carlton 1995); Berkeley/CA/San Francisco Bay (Greenberg et al. 1996)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactAesthetic
Dense populations of Aurelia coerulea sp. 1 clogged the pumps used to flush the Foster City Lagoon, an artificial recreational pool, and fouled beaches (Greenberg et al. 1996).
 

References

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