Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
None ( B-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Denmark/Holbæk Fjord (1895, Jensen and Knudsen 2005)

'First recorded in 1895 in Ringkøbing Fjord; also recorded in Holbæk Fjord (in Isefjord) and around Bornholm in the Baltic Sea at about the same time. There are also individual records from the Limfjord, Randers Fjord, and Kattegat. Present status: Established? Found in Von Å (connecting Stadil Fjord and Ringkøbing Fjord) in 1960-1961 (Muus 1967). Not found in Holbæk Fjord in 1960-1961 (Rasmussen 1973)' (Jensen and Knudsen 2005)

Geographic Extent

Denmark/Holbæk Fjord (1895, Jensen and Knudsen 2005); Denmark/Kattegat, Limfjord, & Randers Fjord (Jensen and Knudsen 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Canal

Regional Impacts

References

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