Species Regional Summary
Gonionemus vertens
Bay of Fundy to Cape Cod ( NA-ET2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: ME/Cobscook Bay (Langer 1973, cited by Trott 2004, citing previous Maine checklists, no details provided)

Geographic Extent

ME/Cobscook Bay (Langer 1973, cited by Trott 2004); NH-ME/Great Bay (Govindarajan et al. 2017); (Wellfleet/MA/Welfleet Harbor (2010, Govindarajan and Carman 2015, severe stings not reported);

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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