Species Regional Summary
Gonionemus vertens
Buzzards Bay ( M010 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Woods Hole/MA/Eel Pond (1894, not seen after eelgrass die-off in 1930, Mayer 1910, 'erratic since eelgrass die-off', Gosner 1978, but presumed to re-occur)

Geographic Extent

Woods Hole/MA/Eel Pond (1894, not seen after eelgrass die-off in 1930, Mayer 1910, 'erratic since eelgrass die-off', Gosner 1978; Edwards 1976); Naushon Island/MA/Hadley Harbor (Mayer 1910, Sumner et al. 1913)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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