Species Regional Summary
Bunodeopsis sp. A
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1995, Engle and Richards 2001; 2000, Cohen et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Santa Catalina Island/CA/Big Fishermans Cove (1997, Engle and Richards 2001, during El Nino, establishment unknown); Santa Catalina Island/CA/Catalina Harbor (1998, Engle and Richards 2001, during El Nino, establishment unknown); Santa Catalina Island/CA/Isthmus Cove (1998, Engle and Richards 2001, during El Nino, establishment unknown); B lue Cavern Onshore State Marine Conservation Area, Santa Catlaina Island/CA/Sotuhern California Bight (1970-2019, Looby and Ginsburg 2021);Purse Seine Rock, San Clemente Island/CA/Pacific Ocean (1996, Engle and Richards 2001, during El Nino, establishment unknown); Pyramid Head, San Clemente Island/CA/Pacific Ocean (1996, Engle and Richards 2001, during El Nino, establishment unknown); Carlsbad/CA/Agua Hedionda Lagoon (2000, Cohen et al. 2002); San Diego/CA/San Dieguito Lagoon (2000, Cohen et al. 2002); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1995, Engle and Richards 2001; Cohen et al. 2002; 1998, Ranasinghe et al. 2005); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1998, Ranasinghe et al. 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Settling of Bunodeopsis sp. A on seagrass (Zostera marina) killed plants in Mission Bay, by reducing the light reaching the leaf, covering the leaf surface, weighing down the leaf, bending it downwards, and matting leaves together (Williams and Heck 2001, cited by Williams et al. 2007).
 
Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Settling of Bunodeopsis sp. A on seagrass (Zostera marina) killed plants in Mission Bay, affecting the extent and health of eelgrass beds (Williams and Heck 2001, cited by Williams et al. 2007).
 
Economic ImpactHealth
Bunodeopsis sp. A can sting the exposed skin of swimmers and divers, through contact with the whole animal, or with autotomized tentacles, drifting in the waters. The stings are not extremely painful, but produce a sense of irritation and numbness (Ljubenkov, in SCAMIT 1999).
 

References

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