Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
None ( MED-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Cairo region/Egypt/Lake Qarun (1906, Boulenger 1908). Websites suggest that the lake is under considerable stress from pollution and increased salinity, so that persistence of this population is uncertain.

Geographic Extent

Alexandria/Egypt/Lake Qarun (1906, Boulenger 1908)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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