Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida ( CAR-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Virginia Beach/VA/Back Bay (1926, USNM 42191, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007)

Geographic Extent

Virginia Beach/VA/Back Bay (1926, USNM 42191, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); NC/Currituck Sound (Eaton 1994); SC/Ashepoo River (Calder 1976; Calder and Hester 1978); SC/Cooper River (Calder 1976; Calder and Hester 1978); Beaufort/NC/'Open Grounds' (marsh?) (1928, Pearse 1936); FL/St. Johns River (2009, Mattson 2011, freshwater)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Aquatic Plant Shipments

Regional Impacts

References

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