Species Regional Summary
Caprella simia
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Island Yacht Anchorage, Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (33° 46' 22" 118° 14' 52") (2000, Cohen et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Island Yacht Anchorage, Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (33° 46' 22" 118° 14' 52") (2000, Cohen et al. 2002) This was a single specimen, but Gayle Ashton has collected many specimens from Long Beach Harbor in 2007 (Gail Ashton, personal communication, 2007); Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); CA/Long Beach Harbor (2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 9 of 10 hard substrate survey stations)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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