Species Regional Summary
Kappaphycus alvarezii
None ( SA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Sao Paulo State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1995, de Paula et al. 2002, Castelar et al. 2009, farmed, tetraspores did not germinate, reproduction considered improbable)

Geographic Extent

None

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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