Species Regional Summary
Watersipora arcuata
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Long Beach Marina/CA/Alamitos Bay (1969, Banta 1969)

Geographic Extent

Naples/CA/Alamitos Bay (1969, Banta 1969); Long Beach Marina/CA/Alamitos Bay (1969, Banta 1969); Long Beach Yacht Club/Alamitos Bay (2000, Cohen et al. 2002); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); CA/Long Beach (2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 4 of 10 sites)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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