Species Regional Summary
Botrylloides diegensis
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Type Locality- CA/San Diego Bay (Ritter and Forsyth 1917, 'on piles and floats')

Geographic Extent

Santa Barbara Harbor Marina/CA/Santa Barbara Harbor (2019, Nichoils et al. 2023); Marina del Rey/CA/Santa Monica Bay (2015, Ruiz snd Geller 2015); Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (2003, Nydam et al. 2021, 33° 43? 05.1? N, 118° 16? 44.1?W); CA/Newport Bay (Van Name 1945); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (Tracy and Reyns 2014) CA/San Diego Bay (Ritter and Forsyth 1917, 'on piles and floats'); San Diego to Santa Barbara/CA/Pacific Ocean bays (Lambert and Lambert 1998); CA/Port Hueneme (2015, Ruiz and Geller 2015); CA/Newport Bay (2018, Beshqi et al. 2022); CA/Huntington Harbor (2018, Beshai et al. 2022); CA/Long Beach Harbor (2017, Ruiz and Geller, 2021 2 of 10 sites); Blue Cavern Onshore State Marine Conservation Area, Santa Catalina Island/CA/Southern California Bight (1970-2019, Looby and Ginsburg 2021)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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