Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: wreck of the RV 'Thunderbolt', 6 NM S of Marathon Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Bieler et al. 2004).

Geographic Extent

wreck of the RV 'Thunderbolt', 6 NM S of Marathon Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Bieler et al. 2004); on the wreck of the USGC Cutter 'Duane', just SW of Key Largo [near Molasses Reef]/FL/Atlantic Ocean (2005, USGS Center for Aquatic Resources 2006); on the freighter shipwreck Eagle in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary/FL/Atlantic Ocean (established, Center for Aquatic Resources 2006)