Species Regional Summary
Ligia exotica
Lower Laguna Madre ( G330 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: E End Padre Island At Jetty G. Mexico Shore, Cameron County/TX/Brazos Santiago Pass (1940, USNM 86235, United States Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

E End Padre Island At Jetty G. Mexico Shore, Cameron County/TX/Brazos Santiago Pass (1940, USNM 86235, United States Museum of Natural History 2008);; rock jetties and seawalls, entire Texas Coast/TX/Gulf of Mexico (Whitten et al. 1950; Clark and Robertson 1982)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Cargo
Alternate Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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