Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, established, Ruiz et al., unpublished data)
Geographic Extent
Ponce Inlet/FL/Ponce de Leon Inlet (2007, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007; 2010-2012, Crickenberger and Moran 2013; Cohen et al. 2014); Jetty Park, Cocoa Beach-Cape Canaveral/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2008, Spinuzzi et al. 2012); Sebastian Inlet State Park, Sebastian/FL/Sebastian Inlet (2009, Spinuzzi et al. 2012); Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (established, Ruiz et al., unpublished data; 2010-2012, Crickenberger and Moran 2013; Cohen et al. 2014); County Ramp (near overpass), Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2010, Spinuzzi et al. 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| In experiments in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, Megabalanus coccopoma, on fouling plates, reduced the settlement of larvae of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), but did not affect the growth of oyster spat (Yuan et al. 2016). | ||