Species Regional Summary
Codium fragile ssp. Fragile
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Coyote Point/CA/San Francisco Bay (1977, Silva 1979; Josselyn and West 1985, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995) Rocky outer coast regions of the West Coast have apparently native Codium, known as C. f. subsp. californicum, which appear sto be distinct from the introduced C. fragile growing in San Francisco Bay (Silva 1979; Trowbridge 1998; Miller et al. 2011).

Geographic Extent

CA/Tomales Bay (Miller 2004); Coyote Point/CA/San Francisco Bay (1977, Silva 1979; Josselyn and West 1985, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995); Redwood City (Palo Alto)/CA/San Francisco Bay (1993, Cohen and Carlton 1995); Richmond to San Leandro/CA/East San Francisco Bay (1993, Cohen and Carlton 1995); Pier 39 (San Francisco)/San Francisco Bay (1993, Cohen and Carlton 1995); Presido Yacht Club, San Francisco/CA/Golden Gate (2004, Cohen et al. 2005); Richmond Marina/CA/San Francisco Bay (2004, Cohen et al. 2005; Coyote Point Marina/CA/San Francisco Bay (2004, Cohen et al. 2005)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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