Species Regional Summary
Cryptosula pallasiana
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: CA/Newport Bay (1944, Scheer 1945, cited by Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

Santa Barbara/CA/Santa Barbara Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Ventura/CA/Ventura West Harbor (de Rivera et al. 2005); Anacapa Isle Marina/CA/Channel Islands Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Vintage Marina, Oxnard/CA/Channel Islands Harbor (de Rivera et al. 2005); CA/Port Huemene (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); CA/Marina del Rey (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Redondo Beach/CA/Kings Harbor (1972, Reish 1972, cited by Carlton 1979); Newmarks Yacht Harbor, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbors (2000, Cohen et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014; 2013, Obaza and Williams 2018); San Pedro Docks, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (1965, Banta 1970, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Alamitos Bay (1962, Reish 1963, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Long Beach Harvor (2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 10 of 10 sites); CA/Huntington Harbor (Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014; 2018, Beshai et al. 2022); CA/Newport Bay (Scheer 1945, cited by Carlton 1979; Osburn 1952, cited by Carlton 1979; 2000, Fairey et 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014; 2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 10 of 10 sites sampled)); Dana Point/CA/Dana Point Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); San Diego County/CA/Oceanside Harbor (Fairey et al. 2002); La Jolla/CA/Pacific Ocean (Osburn 1952, cited by Carlton 1979; Dana Point/CA/Dana Point Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); San Diego/CA/San Mission Bay (Fairey et al. 2002); San Diego, Dana Pont Marina/CA/Mission Bay (de Rivera et al. 2005); San Diego, Seaforth Marina/CA/Mission Bay (de Rivera et al. 2005); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (Fairey et al. 2002; Ruiz et al., unpublished data)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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