Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
Lakes Huron, Superior and Michigan ( GL-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Joliet/Illinoiis/Des Plaines River (1998, Folino 2000)

Geographic Extent

Joliet/IL/Des Plaines River (1998, Folino 2000); Collins Electrical Generating Plant, Morris/IL/Illinois River (Folino 2000); Duluth/MN/Lake Superior (Grigorevich et al. 2003; Trebitz et al. 2011); Muskegon/MI/Lake Michigan (Darling and Folino-Rorem 2009, 43 13 51.06 N, 86 15 58.98 W); Chicago/IL/Burnham Harbor (Darling and Folino-Rorem 2009, 41 51 12.37 N, 87 36 37.35 W)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactIndustry
Fouling of Collins Electrical Generating Plant, Morris, IL (Folino 2000).
 

References

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