Species Regional Summary
Ciona robusta
None ( NZ-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Lyttleton (South Island)/New Zealand/Lyttleton Harbor (1950, Brewin 1950; Cranfield et al. 1998)

Geographic Extent

Lyttleton (South Island)/New Zealand/Lyttleton Harbor (1950, Brewin 1950; Cranfield et al. 1998); Napier, North Island/New Zealand/Port of Napier (2001, Inglis et al. 2006); Nelson, South New Zealand/Port of Nelson (2001, Inglis et al. 2006; Smith et al. 2010, molecular identification)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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