Species Regional Summary
Amathia verticillata
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (Soule 1980, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995)

Geographic Extent

Los Angeles/CA/Rainbow Lagoon, San Pedro Bay (Cohen et al. 2002); Watchorn Basin, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (Cohen et al. 2002); Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (Soule 1980, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995; 2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Newmarks Yacht Harbor, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (Cohen et al. 2002); Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 3 of 10 stations sampled)); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2018, Beshai et al. 2022)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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