Species Regional Summary
Caulacanthus okamurae
None ( NEA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Carantec, Brittany/France/Atlantic Ocean (1988, Rueness and Rueness 2000)

Genetic comparisons indicate that populations of Caulacanthus ustulatus in Brittany are genetically more similar to populations from China and Japan, than to populations from Portugal and Spain (Rueness and Rueness 2000).

Geographic Extent

Carantec, Brittany/France/Atlantic Ocean 1988, Rueness and Rueness 2000) ; Roscoff, Brittany/France/Atlantic Ocean 1988, Rueness and Rueness 2000)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Oyster Accidental

Regional Impacts

References

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