Introduction of gracilaria vermiculophylla (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales) to New England, USA: Estimated arrival times and current distribution

• Published in: Rhodora
• Main Authors: Nettleton, Jeremy C., Mathieson, Arthur C., Thornber, Carol, Neefus, Christopher D., Yarish, Charles
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2013
• Subjects: molecular confirmations; Dover; Greenland; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/nrs_facpubs/806; https://doi.org/10.3119/12-07

The invasive Asiatic red alga Gracilaria vermiculophylla has recently spread rapidly around the globe. In the Northwest Atlantic, it was first collected in Virginia during 1998; in New England, it was first recorded from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island in 2007. Until now, the specific dates of its in...