Species Regional Summary
Ligia exotica
None ( SA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Montevideo/Uruguay/Rio de La Plata (1888, USNM 43668, United States Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

La Paloma/Uruguay/Atlantic Ocean (Giambaggi 1931, cited by Orensanz 2002); Montevideo/Uruguay/Rio de La Plata (1888, USNM 43668, United States Museum of Natural History 2008); Sacco Sao, Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1935, USNM 86213, United States Museum of Natural History 2008); Santa Catarina Island/Braxil/Atlantic Ocean (1965, USNM 113697, United States Museum of Natural History 2008);; Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State/Brazil/Lagoa dos Patos (Lopes et al. 2008); Buenos Aires/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (Leistikow and Wagele 1999);

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Cargo
Probable Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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