Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: CA/Los Angeles Harbor (1/4/2001, (Nygren and Pleijel 2010, 33°45'N, 118°16'W, epifauna on ship)

Geographic Extent

xnard/CA/Port Hueneme (2015, Ruiz and Geller 2021); CA/Marina del Rey (2015, Ruiz and Geller 2021); CA/Los Angeles Harbor (1/4/2001, 33°45'N, 118°16'W, epifauna on ship; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014, 40 specimens); Los Angeles/CA/Long Beach Harbor (2017, Ruiz and Geller 2021); Dana Point/CA/Dana Point Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014, 60 specimens); La Jolla/CA/Pacific Ocean (Nygren and Pleijel 2010); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (1/8/2001, 32°43.48'N 117°13.38'W, 1 m, floating dock with tunicates, sponges, bryozoans, 8 Jan 2001 Nygren 2004; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); CA/Mission Bay (2013, Ruiz and Geller 2021); CA/San Deigo Bay (2013, Ruiz anf Geller 2021); CA/Tomales-Bodega Bay (2012, Ruiz and Geller 2021)