Species Regional Summary
Undaria pinnatifida
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Cabrillo Beach(San Pedro)/CA/Pacific Ocean (3/2000, Silva et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Santa Barbara/CA/Santa Barbara Harbor (4/2000, Silva et al. 2002); Catalina Island/CA/Button Shell Cove (6/2001, Silva et al. 2002); Oxnard/CA/Channel Islands Harbor (6/2000 , Silva et al. 2002); Oxnard/CA/Port Hueneme (11/2000 , Silva et al. 2002); Bunker Point/California/Santa Monica Bay (Pondella 2008, 33.72502, -118.3529); Cabrillo Beach(San Pedro)/CA/Pacific Ocean (3/2000, Silva et al. 2002); Long Beach/CA/inner Long beach Harbor (5/2000, Silva et al. 2002); Oceanside/CA/Oceanside Harbor (2013, Kaplanis et al. 2016, 33º 12.4' N 117º 23.6' W); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2014, Kaplanis et al. 2016, 32º 45.7' N 117º 14.8' W); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2004, Miller 2009, cited by Kaplanis et al. 2016, 32º 42.5' N 111º 10.4' W); Todos Santos Islands/Baja California/Mexico (2003, Aguilar-Rosas et al. 2004)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition

Off Todos Santos Islands, Baja California, Mexico. a marine heatwave favored the partial replacement of the dominent native kelp Macrosysts pyrifera by the non-native seaweeds Sargaasum horneri and *Undaria pyrifera (Félix-Loaiza et al. 2022).

 

References

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