Species Regional Summary
Watersipora subtorquata
None ( WA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: South Africa/Atlantic Ocean (1937, Florence et al. 2007; Mead et al. 2011b)

Geographic Extent

Luanda/Angola/Atlanitc Ocean; Lobito/Angola/Atlanitc Ocean (2016, 2017, Pestana et al. 2021); South Africa/Atlantic Ocean (1937, Florence et al. 2007; Mead et al. 2011b).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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