Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records?: Sturrock Dock/South Africa/Table Bay (1948, Conlan 1990; Mead et al. 2011b). However, Mead et al. note that Barnard collected ' J. falcata in Table Bay im 1908-1914 (Barnard 1915-1916, and that these specimens should be reexamined (Mead et al. 2011b).
Geographic Extent
Namibia/Atlantic Ocean (Conlan 1990); Sturrock Dock/South Africa/Table Bay (Conlan 1990; Mead et al. 2011b)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Conlan, Kathleen E. (1990) Revision of the crustacean amphipod genus Jassa (Corophioidea: Ischyroceridae)., Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 2031-2075Mead, A.; Carlton, J. T.; Griffiths, C. L. Rius, M. (2011b) Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa, Journal of Natural History 39-40: 2463-2524
Robinson, T. B.; Griffiths, C. L.; McQuaid, C. D.; Rius, M. (2005) Marine alien species of South Africa-- status and impacts, African Journal of Marine Science 27(1): 297-306