Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: St. Andrews/New Brunswick/Passamaquoddy Bay (Fraser 1944)
Geographic Extent
St. Andrews/New Brunswick/Passamaquoddy Bay (Fraser 1944); Newmarket/NH/Lamprey River (Great Bay) (Gaulin et al. 1986; Chester 1996; Blezard 1999); State Pier, Gloucester/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Cambridge/MA/ Charles River (1932, Blake 1932); Constitution Marina, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Barnstable/MA/Barnstable Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
| The role of Cordylophora caspia as food for the cryptogenic nudibranch, Tenellia adspersa, has been studied in Great Bay, New Hampshire, in the Gulf of Maine (Gaulin et al. 1986; Chester 1986; Blezard 1998). | ||