Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
West Mississippi Sound ( G170 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Frenier Beach/LA/Lake Ponchartrain (Fraser 1944)

Geographic Extent

Frenier Beach/LA/Lake Ponchartrain (Fraser 1944); New Orleans area/LA/Lake Ponchartrain and 'ponds, canals, tidal streams, bays in salt and fresh-water marshes' (Poirrier and Denoux 1972)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

Full Reference List for Cordylophora caspia

  • Nemesis (current)
  • Marine Invasions Lab
  • Partner Portals
    Nemesis California Panama Galapagos Cocos Island NP JTMD
    Archived Projects
    Chesapeake
  • Browse Species
    Taxonomic Groups All Species
  • Browse Regions
    States
    Alaska
    Bioregions & Bays
  • News
  • login

Direct questions and comments to nemesis@si.edu.

©