Species Regional Summary
Cordylophora caspia
Bay of Fundy to Cape Cod ( NA-ET2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: St. Andrews/New Brunswick/Passamaquoddy Bay (Fraser 1944)

Geographic Extent

St. Andrews/New Brunswick/Passamaquoddy Bay (Fraser 1944); Newmarket/NH/Lamprey River (Great Bay) (Gaulin et al. 1986; Chester 1996; Blezard 1999); State Pier, Gloucester/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Cambridge/MA/ Charles River (1932, Blake 1932); Constitution Marina, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Barnstable/MA/Barnstable Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactFood/Prey
The role of Cordylophora caspia as food for the cryptogenic nudibranch, Tenellia adspersa, has been studied in Great Bay, New Hampshire, in the Gulf of Maine (Gaulin et al. 1986; Chester 1986; Blezard 1998).
 

References

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