Species Regional Summary
Carcinus maenas
None ( CIO-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Ceylon (Sri Lanka)/Indian Ocean (1886, failed, Carlton and Cohen 2003) (Assumed to be C. maenas, but could be C. aestuarius)

Geographic Extent

Ceylon (Sri Lanka)/Indian Ocean (1886, failed, Carlton and Cohen 2003)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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