Species Regional Summary
Botrylloides violaceus
_CDA_N185 (Cape Cod) ( N185 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Hyannis/MA/Nantucket Sound (1998, Whitlatch and Osman 2000); Chatham/MA/Pleasant Bay (1998, Whitlach and Osman 2000)

Geographic Extent

Cotuit Town Dock/MA/Cotuit Bay, Nantucket Sound (2011, MIT Sea Grant 2012);Wianno Yacht Club/MA/West Bay, Nantucket Sound (2011, MIT Sea Grant 2012); Hyannis/MA/Nantucket Sound (1998, Whitlatch and Osman 2000); Chatham/MA/Pleasant Bay (1998, Whitlatch and Osman 2000)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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