Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Beaufort/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1895, USNM 14411, U.S. National Mueum of Natural History 2007)
Geographic Extent
Beaufort/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1895, USNM 14411, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Morehead City/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1951, USNM 10979 U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Crow’s Nest Yacht Club, Atlantic Beach/NC/Bogue Sound (2014, Villalobos et al. 2014); Harkers Island/NC/Bogue Sound (2014, Villalobos et al. 2014)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Styela plicata was one of the dominant fouling organisms on fouling plates at Beaufort, North Carolina. It invaded plates intially dominated by other species and created 'monopolies; which lasted for up to four months (Sutherland and Karlson 1977). | ||