Species Regional Summary
Obelia oxydentata
None ( SEP-Z )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Isla Santa Cruz/Galapgos Islands/Tortuga Bay,, Pacific Ocean (Calder et al. 2019, epizoic on bryozoan Amathia verticillata

Geographic Extent

Isla Santa Cruz/Galapgos Islands/Tortuga Bay, Pacific Ocean (Calder et al. 2019, epizoic on bryozoan Amathia verticillata; Isla Santa Cruz, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz Galapagos Islands/Franklin’s Bay, Pacific Ocean. (Calder et 2019, al, fouling community on floats, 1 colony, 9 mm high, with gonothecae, San Cristóbal, passenger doc/Galapagos,Islands, 2018, Calder et al. 2021, 1 colony, 5 mm high, without gonothecae)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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