Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: southern Assateague Island/VA/Toms Cove (2006, Thomsen et al. 2009); Chincoteague/VA/Chincoteague Chnanel (2006, Thomsen et al. 2009)
Geographic Extent
southern Assateague Island/VA/Toms Cove (2006, Thomsen et al. 2009); Chincoteague/VA/Chincoteague Channel (2006, Thomsen et al. 2009)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Incorporated into tubes of Diopatra cuprea, tube-building polychaete; reduced biodiversity of mobile fauna in drift masses of G. vermiculophylla (Thomsen et al. 2009) | ||
| Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
| Increases organic matter deposited in marshes and lagoons, increased nitrogen release form decaying drift masses (Thomsen et al. 2009). | ||