Species Regional Summary
Botryllus schlosseri
Damariscotta River ( N070 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record?: Lincoln County/ME/Damariscotta River (Yund and Feldgarden 1992; Dijkstra et al. 2007)

Geographic Extent

Maine Department of Marine Resources Docks, Boothbay Harbor/ME/Boothbay Harbor (2007, MIT Sea Grant 2008); Darling Marine Center Dock, Walpole/ME/Sheepscot River estuary (MIT Sea Grant 2008); Lincoln County/ME/Damariscotta River (Yund and Feldgarden 1992; Dijkstra et al. 2007; Yund et al. 2015)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Botrylloides violaceus was reportedly fouling aquaculture sites on the Damariscotta River( Bullard et al. 2015)
 

References

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