Species Regional Summary
Limnoria quadripunctata
San Francisco Bay ( P090 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Greenwich Dock, San Francisco/CA/San Francisco Bay (Arnold 1873, cited by Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

Greenwich Dock, San Francisco/CA/San Francisco Bay (Arnold 1873, cited by Carlton 1979) Pier 39, San Francisco/CA/San Francisco Bay (Cohen et al. 2005); San Francisco/CA/San Francisco Bay (Menzies 1957; Wallour 1960; Cohen and Carlton 1995; ); CA/South San Francisco bay (Wallour 1960); Yerba Buena CA/San Francisco Bay (Wallour 1960)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactShipping/Boating
Gribble damage to piers in San Francisco Bay was first reported in 1873, and was probably due to L. quadripunctata (Arnold 1873, cited by Carlton 1979).
 

References

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