Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: CA/Elkhorn Slough (1994, as Gracilaria sp., Goff et al.1994, cited by Bellorin 2004; Rueness 2005, RNA sequences found to be nearly identical with Japanese Agarophyton vermiculophyllum, Rueness 2005)

Geographic Extent

CA/Bodega Bay (2015, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2017); CA/Tomales Bay (2015, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2017); Blake's Landing/CA/Tomales Bay (2018, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 5/27/2017, 38.179629, -122.909261); Pt Molate/CA/San Francisco Bay (5/29/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 37.943616 -122.411937); Seminary Dr., Strawberry?C?Richardson Bay (5/28/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 37.883698 , 122.508211); Upper lagoon west/CA/Bolinas Lagoon (5/27/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2017; 37.930314, -122.69612); CA/Elkhorn Slough (1994, as Gracilaria sp., Goff et al.1994, cited by Bellorin 2004; Rueness 2005, RNA sequences found to be nearly identical with Japanese Agarophyton vermiculophyllum, Rueness 2005); Kirby Park/CA/Elkhorn Slough (9/6/2017, Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018, 36.840617, -121.744186); Morro Bay State Park Marina/CA/Morro Bay (6/10/2018. Krueger-Hadfield et al. 2018