Species Regional Summary
Hydroides elegans
_CDA_P056 (Los Angeles) ( P056 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: 10 km from Pt. Vicente, lighthouse/CA/Pacific Ocean (Oct. 28, 1953, Bastida-Zavala 2008, 3º44'02N, 118º32'03W, Velero IV, sta. 2475, peel grab, mud, specimen attached to hexactinellid sponge, 740 m)

Geographic Extent

10 km from Pt. Vicente, lighthouse/CA/Pacific Ocean (Oct. 28, 1953, Bastida-Zavala 2008, 3º44'02N, 118º32'03W, Velero IV, sta. 2475, peel grab, mud, specimen attached to hexactinellid sponge, 740 m); 11.5 km from Palos Verdes Point/CA/Pacific Ocean (May 22, 1954, Bastida-Zavala 2008,Velero IV, sta. 2792, Hayward grab, mud, 600 m)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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