Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Victoria/British Columbia/Esquimalt Lagoon (1956, Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

Victoria/British Columbia/Esquimalt Lagoon (1956, Carlton 1979; 2008. Choi et al. 2016); Bay View/WA/Bayview Channel (Padilla Bay) (48.4960666666667N; 122.500833333333W, 1 specimen, 2003, de Rivera et al. 2005); Port Alberni/British Columbia/Alberni Inlet (Lu et al. 2007, 49 14 12.8 N; 124 48 56W); Vancouver/British Columbia/Vancouver Harbour (2009, Sylvester et al. 2011, live animals in hull fouling; ; British Columbia,/Strait of Georgia (2007-2012,, Gartner et al. 2016); Ketchikan/AK/Inside Passage (2010, Ashton et al. 2014, live animals in hull fouling)