Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record? Guarapari, Espirito Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994)
Geographic Extent
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1998-2009, Farrapeira 2010); Guarapari, Espirito Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Recife/Brazil (Farrapeira et al. 2007, on moored boats); Pernambuco-Rio Grande do Norte (Teixeira and Creed 2020)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |