Species Regional Summary
Moerisia lyonsi
Charleston Harbor ( S080 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: a shrimp aquaculture system at Charlestown, SC in 1973 (Sandifer et al. 1974)

Geographic Extent

a shrimp aquaculture system at Charlestown,SC in 1973 (Sandifer et al. 1974)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Hydroids can be pests in brackish closed-circuit aquaculture tanks.
 

References

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