Species Regional Summary
Ligia oceanica
Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras ( NA-ET3 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: RI/Narragansett Bay-Rhode Island Sound 18880, (USNM 3653, US National Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

RI/Narragansett Bay-Rhode Island Sound (1880, USNM 3653, Richardson 1905; US National Museum of Natural History 2016); Woods Hole/MA/Buzzards Bay-Vineyard Sound (1920-1921, Allee 1923)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Dry Ballast
Alternate Cargo

Regional Impacts

References

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