Species Regional Summary
Ascidia sydneiensis
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: St. Thomas/Virgin Islands/Caribbean Sea (Traustedt 1882, cited by Kott 1985)

Geographic Extent

St. Thomas/Virgin Islands/Caribbean Sea (Traustedt 1882, cited by Kott 1985); St. Thomas Island/US Virgin Island, 'From Piles Near Town In Harbor' (1915, USNM 7192, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); San Juan/Puerto Rico/Caribbean Sea (1937, USNM 14606, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); 4 of 11 marinas around island/Puerto Rico/Caribbean Sea (xstreit et al. 2021); Guadeloupe/Caribbean Sea (Monniot and Monniot 1983)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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