Species Regional Summary
Didemnum vexillum
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Baja California/Mexico/Bahia San Quintin (2005, Rodriguez et al. 2008)

Geographic Extent

CA/Port Hueneme (2015, Ruiz and Geller 2018)'; Alamitos Bay Marina Basin, Long Beach/CA/2019. Nichols et al. 2023); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2007, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2007; 2012, Tracy and Reyns 2014); Mission Bay Yacht Club, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2019, Nichols et al. 2023);Fiddler's Cove Marina, Sanb Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2020, Nichols et al. 2023);  Baja California/Mexico/Bahia San Quintin (2005, Rodriguez and Ibarra-Obando 2008)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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