Species Regional Summary
Gracilaria vermiculophylla
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Ensenada, Baja California/Mexico/Estero Punta Banda (1979, Bellorin et al. 2004)

Geographic Extent

Marine Stadium Park/CA/Los Alamitos Bay (1/6/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 33.764634 -118.12692); Bolsa Chica/CA/Bolsa Chica Channel (1/6/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018); Back Bay /CA/Newport Harbor(1/6/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 33.624093 , -117.886329); Agua Hedionda/CA/Agua Hedionda (12/6/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 33.141852, -117.319872); Crown Point Park/San Diego/Mission Bay (6/13/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 32.794887, -117.230001); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2015, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2017); Ensenada, Baja California/Mexico/Estero Punta Banda (1979, Bellorin et al. 2004) but see Aguilar-Rosa et al.'s (2014) comments on possible early historical records.

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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