Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
None ( B-XII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Kemi-Oulou/Bay of Bothnia/Finland (Vuorinen et al. 1986; Jormalainen et al. 1994)

Geographic Extent

Kemi-Oulou/Bay of Bothnia/Finland (Vuorinen et al. 1986; Jormalainen et al. 1994)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactIndustry
Power plant fouling (Vuorinen et al. 1986)
 
Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
In the Gulf of Bothnia, C. caspia was classified as having some habitat impacts (Zaiko et al. 2011).
 

References

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