Species Regional Summary
Didemnum vexillum
Cape Cod Bay ( N180 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Sandwich Marina/MA/Cape Cod Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003-2007; USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007)

Geographic Extent

Green Harbor Marina, Marshfield/MA/Cape Cod Bay (2013, Wells et al. 2014); Brewers Plymouth Marine/Plymouth Harbor, Cape Cod Bay (2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Sandwich/MA/tidepool at mouth of Cape Cod Canal (2003), 41 deg 46.42 min N lat, 70 deg 29.30 min W lon, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007); Sandwich Marina/MA/Cape Cod Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003-2007; USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Dennis/MA/Sesuit Harbor, Cape Cod Bay (2008, MIT Sea Grant 2011); Provincetown/MA/Cape Cod Bay (2003, 42 deg 02.95 min N lat, 70 deg 10.85 min W lon, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007, MIT Sea Grant 2003-2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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