Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Blackfish Bank, off Charleston/SC/Atlantic Ocean (1880, USNN 6960, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007)
Geographic Extent
Ocracoke Ferry Landing/NC/Pamlico Sound (2014, Villalobos et al. 2014); Hatteras Harbor Marina/NC/Pamlico Sound (2014, Villalobos et al. 2014); Cape Lookout/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1961, USNM 14790, 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); 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); Masonboro Yacht Club & Marina/NC/Masonboro Inlet (2014, Villalobos et al. 2017); Seapath Yacht Club & Marina, Wrightsville/NC/Masonboro Inlet (2014, Villalobos et al. 2017); Bridge Tender Marina, Wrightsville/NC/Masonboro Inlet (2014, Villalobos et al. 2017); Harbour Village Marina/NC/Topsail Sound (2014, Villalobos et al. 2017); UNC Wilmington docks, Wilmington/NC/Intracoastal Waterway (Pineda et al. 2012); docks at UNCW Center for Marine Science, Wilmington/NC/Cape Fear Sound (2007-2009, Pineda et al. 2016); Cape Fear, SE Of/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1885, USNM 2735, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007, 33.633333 N, Longitude -77.600000 W); Myrtle Beach/SC/Atlantic Ocean (1919, USNM 14412, U.S. National Mueum of Natural History 2007); Blackfish Bank, off Charleston/SC/Atlantic Ocean (1880, USNN 6960, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Charleston/SC/Atlantic Ocean (Ruiz et al. unpublished data); St. Helena Island/SC/Atlantic Ocean (1960, USNN 14574 , U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Sapelo Island/GA/Atlantic Ocean (1971, Plough 1978); off Georgia/GA/Atlantic Ocean (1980, USNM 25255, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007,31.398333 N -80.8850W); Jacksonville, East Of/FL/Atlantic Ocean (USNM 10520, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007, 30.450000 N, -81.3000 W)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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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 initially dominated by other species and created 'monopolies'; for up to four months (Sutherland and Karlson 1977). | ||