Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record?: TX/Laguna Madre (McKinney, 1977, cited by LeCroy 2004);
Geographic Extent
FL/Indian River Lagoon (1982, Virnstein and Howard 1987, 27°32.2'N, 80020.9'W); FL/Indian River Lagoon (Nelson 1995); between Cape Sable and Cape Romano/FL/Gulf of Mexico (LeCroy 2004); FL/Tampa Bay (1993; Grabe et al. 2006); FL/Boca Ciega Bay (1993, Grabe et al. 2006); West Pass Jetty/FL/St. Andrews Bay (1998-2002, Foster et al. 2004, as Laticorophium cf. baconi); FL/Saint Joseph Bay, Florida (2006, Huang et al. 2008, 29°36.032'N; 85° 24.264'W); 2 miles E of Turkey Pt.,Wilson Beach/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1982, Gotelli et al. 1987); Horn Island/MS/Gulf of Mexico (LeCroy 2004); TX/Laguna Madre (McKinney, 1977, cited by LeCroy 2004); Puerto Progreso, Yucatán/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2012, Puerto Progreso, Yucatan/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2012, Winfiield et al. 2015, 21?20’ N-89?41’W)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |