Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, Ruiz et al. unpublished data); MS/Mississippi Sound (Fincher 1955, cited by Defenbaugh 1973); Fort Myer/FLCaloosahatchee River estuary (7/202, Calder 2019); Tampa area ('Regatta pointe'; BayBoro Yacht Club; Mariner's Club; Interbay Moorings)/FL/Tampa Bay (2000, Ruiz et al. unpublished data);; Pensacola area (Port of Pensacola; Quiet Waters; Santa Rosa Yacht Club)/FL/Pensacola Bay (2002, Ruiz et al. unpublished data); Crystal Springs Beach marine caves/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Garman 1999); ; LA/Bay Chene Fleuri (Deevey 1948); MS/Mississippi Sound (Fincher 1955, cited by Defenbaugh 1973); Slidell/LA/Lake Pontchartrain (Crowell and Darnell 1955);LA-TX/Sabine Pass (Deevey 1948) TX/Houston Ship Channel (Galveston Bay) (Deevey 1948); TX/West Bay (Galveston Bay) (Defenbaugh 1973); Texas City area/TX/Lower Galveston Bay (Defenbaugh 1973); Galveston area (Outbound, TX City Dike, Teekwood Marina)/TX/Galveston Bay (2000, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Freeport/TX/Gulf of Mexico (Deevey 1948);; Brownsville/TX/Laguna Madre (2008, Llanso and Sillet 2009, abundant, on hulls of disused ships, 'Pride', 'Scan', and 'Cape Charles', after towing fmo James River); Island Moorings Marina, Corpus Christi/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (2002, Ruiz et al. unpublished data);
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
May provide shelter for invertebrates and small fishes (Crowell and Darnell 1955). | ||