Species Regional Summary
Ligia exotica
None ( NEA-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel)/Azores/Atlantic Ocean (USNM 39343, United States Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel)/Azores/Atlantic Ocean (USNM 39343, United States Museum of Natural History 2008). Two European species, L. oceanica and L. italica, are introduced and established in the Azores (Cardigos et al. 2006).

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Cargo
Probable Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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