Species Regional Summary
Grateloupia turuturu
None ( WA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana/Gulf of Guinea (John, Lawson & Ameka, 2003, all cited by Guiry and Guiry 2016). The identity of specimens on the coast of Africa should be checked.

Geographic Extent

Côte d'Ivoire/Gulf of Guinea (John, Lawson & Ameka, 2003, John et al. 2004, all cited by Guiry and Guiry 2016); Liberia/Gulf of Guinea (John, Lawson & Ameka, 2003, John et al. 2004, all cited by Guiry and Guiry 2016); Ghana/Gulf of Guinea (John, Lawson & Ameka, 2003, John et al. 2004, Smith, Smith & Nii Yemoh Annang 2015, all cited by Guiry and Guiry 2016)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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