Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Newport Beach/CA/Newport Bay (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014)
Geographic Extent
Newport Beach/CA/Newport Bay (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Removal experiments in tidepools at Little Corona del Mar in Newport Beach in southern California, showed little effect level, pool temperature, seaweed biomass and community composition, or faunal composition. Recovery of S. muticum populations was rapid (Smith 2016). | ||