Species Regional Summary
Nemalecium lighti
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Fort Myers Beach/FL/Gulf of Mexioc (2018, Calder 2019), 26°27’38.9”N, 81°57’58.4”W, on sponge, stranded on beach, 29° C, 33‰, 27 August 2018, several colony fragments, up to 8 mm high, without gonophores, coll. D. Calder, ROMIZ B4419)

Geographic Extent

Fort Myers Beach/FL/Gulf of Mexioc (2018, Calder 2019), 26°27’38.9”N, 81°57’58.4”W, on sponge, stranded on beach, 29° C, 33‰, 27 August 2018, several colony fragments, up to 8 mm high, without gonophores, coll. D. Calder, ROMIZ B4419); coral reef west of Havana/Ciba/Gulf of MeXico, Castellanos et al. 2018, cited by Calder 2019)