Species Regional Summary
Ciona intestinalis
None ( SA-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Argentina/San Jose Gulf (1940, Schwindt 2020, museum specimen in Montevideo National Musuem, MACN-In # 24517, collected in San José Gulf and identified by C. Lagger and M. Varela. See also Amor 1964, Pisanó et al. 1971.)

Geographic Extent

Argentina/San Jose Gulf (1940, Schwindt 2020, museum specimen in Montevideo National Musuem, MACN-In # 24517, collected in San José Gulf and identified by C. Lagger and M. Varela. See also Amor 1964, Pisanó et al. 1971.); Rio Negro Province/Argentina/Bahia Creek (1970, GBIF 2020 , -41.081729;; -63.988057}; Puerto Pirámides , Chubut Province/Argentina (GBIF 2020, -42.594198, -64.27929); Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1962, GBIF 2020); Argentina/Golfo San José (2005, GBIF 2020,

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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