Species Regional Summary
Monocorophium insidiosum
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: CA/Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor (1950, Barnard 1958, through most of the harbor system);

Geographic Extent

CA/Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor (1950, Barnard 1958, through most of the harbor system; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactShipping/Boating
Fouling pilings, covering them with masses of tubes covered with sediment, but perhaps a benefit by discourage boring organisms. However, M. insidiosum's abundance was about 10% of M. acherusicum's (Barnard 1958).
 
Economic ImpactShipping/Boating
Fouling pilings, covering them with masses of tubes covered with sediment, but perhaps a benefit by discourage boring organisms. However, M. insidiosum's abundance was about 10% of M. acherusicum's (Barnard 1958).
 

References

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