Species Regional Summary
Kappaphycus alvarezii
Panama Caribbean Coast ( PAN_CAR )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Established Record?: Bastimento, Popo, Cristobal, and Almirante/Panama, Bocas del Toro/Caribbean Sea (2013, Sellers et al. 2015, established and spreading)

Geographic Extent

Colon Province/Panama/Caribbean Sea (2000, Sellers et al. 2015, farmed); (Bastimento, Popo, Cristobal, and Almirante/Panama, Bocas del Toro/Caribbean Sea (Sellers et al. 2015, established and spreading);

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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