Species Regional Summary
Didemnum perlucidum
None ( SEP-H )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Panama City/Panama/Panama Bay (2008, Ruiz et al., unpublished data)

Geographic Extent

Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica/Costa Rica/Gulf of Papagayo (2013, Roth et al. 2017, as D. cf. perlucidum); Panama City/Panama/Panama Bay (2008, Ruiz et al., unpublished data; Carman et al. 2011)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Predator exclusion and natural (upwelling) eutrophication allowed D. cf. perlucidum to overgrow corals, polychaetes, and barnacles (Roth et al. 2017).
 
Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Rapid overgrowth of fouling communities by D. cf. perlucidum can potentially affecting the composition of the coral reef community (Roth et al. 2017).
 

References

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