Species Regional Summary
Rapana venosa
_CDA_S125 (Ogeechee Coastal) ( S125 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Wassaw Island/GA/Wassaw Sound (2005-2008, Harding et al, 2011, in press, 12 whelks, epibionts on 8 nesting Loggerheard Turtles, Caretta caretta, 2.6-29.8 mm, probably derived from a nearby population, as yet undiscovered. The turtles hosted a dense community barnacles and bivalves, potential prey for the whelks)

Geographic Extent

Wassaw Island/GA/Wassaw Sound (2005-2008, Harding et al, 2011, in press, 12 whelks, epibionts on 8 nesting Loggerheard Turtles, Caretta caretta, 2.6-29.8 mm, probably derived from a nearby population, as yet undiscovered. The turtles hosted a dense community barnacles and bivalves, potential prey for the whelks)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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