Species Regional Summary
Gracilaria vermiculophylla
Chincoteague Bay ( M120 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

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 ImpactHabitat 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 ImpactFood/Prey
Increases organic matter deposited in marshes and lagoons, increased nitrogen release form decaying drift masses (Thomsen et al. 2009).
 

References

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