Species Regional Summary
Sargassum muticum
None ( SP-XXI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Oahu/HI/Pacific Ocean (Abbott and Huisman 2004 LOOKUP)

Geographic Extent

A single plant was found in O'ahu, Hawai'i attached ot the hull of a barge that had been towed from San Diego in California, but the species does not seem to have established itself in Hawai'i (Abbott and Huisman, 2004), cited by Carlton and Edredge 2009).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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