Species Regional Summary
Ligia exotica
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Antigua/Caribbean Sea (1895, USNM 28721, United States Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

Antigua/Caribbean Sea (1895, USNM 28721, United States Museum of Natural History 2008), St. Thomas Island Harbor, Shore Near Town/US Virgin Islands/Caribbean Sea (1915, USNM 48501, United States Museum of Natural History 2008); Puerto Rico,Guadeloupe/Caribbean Sea; Santo Domingo/Dominican Republic/Caribbean Sea (Kensley and Schotte 1989)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Cargo
Probable Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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