Species Regional Summary
Ciona intestinalis
Long Island Sound ( M040 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Groton/CT/Fishers Island Sound (1987, Osman and Whitlach 1995) Van Name (1912; 1945) and Gosner (1978) give RI as the southern limit for this species.

Geographic Extent

NY-CT/Long Island Sound (MIT Sea Grant 2003); Groton/CT/Fishers Island Sound (Osman and Whitlach 1995)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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