Species Regional Summary
Ciona robusta
Alaskan panhandle to N. of Puget Sound ( NEP-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

East coast, Vancouver Island/British Columbia/Straits of Georgia (1912, (Huntsman 1912, Fraser 1932, cited by Carlton 1979); Queen Charlotte lslands/British Columbia/Tasu Inlet (1976); San Juan Archipelago/WA/Georgia Straits (Fraser 1932, cited by Carlton 1979). All these records are old and unconfirmed (Carlton 1979; Gretchen Lambert, personal communication)

Geographic Extent

East coast, Vancouver Island/British Columbia/Straits of Georgia (1912, (Huntsman 1912, Fraser 1932, cited by Carlton 1979); Queen Charlotte lslands/British Columbia/Tasu Inlet (1976); San Juan Archipelago/WA/Georgia Straits (Fraser 1932, cited by Carlton 1979). All these records are old and unconfirmed (Carlton 1979; Gretchen Lambert, personal communication)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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