Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: CA/San Diego Bay (Wheeler 1897, cited by Carlton 1979)
Geographic Extent
Santa Barbara/CA/Santa Barbara Harbor (1970, Fay and Johnson 1971, cited by Carlton 1979; 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, Lambert and Lambert 1998; Lambert and Lambert 2003; 2001, Fairey et al. 2002; Caputi et al. 2007. molecular IDl 2019, Nichols et al. 2023)); Pierpoint Yacht Club, Ventura/CA/Ventura Harbor (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, Lambert and Lambert 1998; Lambert and Lambert 2003); Island Packers, Ventura/CA/Ventura Harbor (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) Lambert and Lambert 1998; Lambert and Lambert 2003); Oxnard/CA/Channel Islands Harbor (2001, Fairey 2002); 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); intage Marina, Oxnard/CA/Channel Islands Harbor (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); Redondo Beach/CA/King Harbor (1970, Fay and Johnson 1971; 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 1998; Lambert and Lambert 2003); Venice/CA/Marina del Rey (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 1998; Lambert and Lambert 2003; 2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (Barnard 1958, cited by Carlton 1979; 2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Impound Marina, Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Watchorn Marina, Long Beach/CA/Long Beach Harbor (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 Lambert and Lambert 2003); Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); Long Beach/CA/Alamitos Bay (1959, Reish 1964, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Colorado Lagoon (Crane 1975, cited by by Carlton 1979); Long Beach Marina/CA/Alamitos Bay (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2002, Fairey et al. 2002; 2018, Beshai et al. 2022); Santa Catalina Island/CA/Pacific Ocean (1970-1979, Fay and Vallee 1979); CA/Newport Bay (MacGinitie 1939, cited by Carlton 1979); Fun Zone, Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (1996, Lambert and Lambert 2003; Zhan et al. 2010, molecular ID); Lido Island, Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (1996, 1997, 1998, Lambert and Lambert 2003; Ruiz and Geller 2021, 10 of 10 sites sampled)); Costa Mesa/CA/Upper Newport Bay (1994, 1995, 1997, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Dana Point/CA/Dana Point Harbor 1996, Lambert and Lambert 2003; 2001, Fairey et al. 2002); Dana Point Marina, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2003, deRivera et al. 2005); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (Farmer 1964, cited by Carlton 1979; 2012, Tracy and Reyns 2014); San Diego/CA/Quivera Basin, Mission Bay (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Dana Landing, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1998, Lambert and Lambert 2003); South Shores boat Ramp, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1997, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Bahia Point, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1996; 1997; 1998, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Mission Bay Yacht Club, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1997, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Seaforth Marina, San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); CA/San Diego Bay (Wheeler 1897, cited by Carlton 1979); Coronado Beach, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (Morgan 1905, cited by Carlton 1979); Shelter Island, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Harbor Island, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Fiddlers Cove, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 2003); J St, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Sunroad Marina, San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005a); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; Nichols et al.1023); Ensenada, Baja California/Mexico/Paciific Ocean (2000, Lambert et al. 2003; 20 )
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Competition | |
Ciona robusta formed large monospecific patches in San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, Newport Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors, King Harbor and Santa Barbara Harbor, indicating strong competition (Lambert and Lambert 2003). It and other introduced ascidians have replaced the native species Pyura haustor and Ascidia ceratodes from southern California harbors (Lambert and Lambert 1998). | ||