Species Regional Summary
Ciona robusta
None ( WA-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Durban/South Africa/Indian Ocean (Millar 1955, cited by Monniot et al. 2001; Mead et al. 2011b) Molecular identifications have not been made in this region- species identity is inferred

Geographic Extent

Durban/South Africa/Indian Ocean (Monniot et al. 2001; Mead et al. 2011b; Rius et al. 2014); South Africa/Mossel Bay (Rius et al. 2014); Port Elizabeth/South Africa/Indian Ocean (Monniot et al. 2001; Mead et al. 2011b); Rius et al. 2014); East London/South Africa/Indian Ocean (2009, Rius et al. 2014)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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