Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Hartman 1952)
Geographic Extent
TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Hartman 1952); Rockport/TX/Aransas Bay (1952, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978); Galveston area (Marina Landing Resort; Payco Marina; Port of Texas City; West Bay Marina)/TX/Galveston Bay (Bastida-Zavala et al. 2017); MS/Pascagoula River, Gulf of Mexico (1997, USNM 186522, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Merritt Island/FL/Banana River (1979, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institiution collections, Fofonoff, unpublished data); FL/Indian River Lagoon (Bastida-Zavala et al. 2017)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
Dense fouling and reef-like structures were observed in one marina in Galveston Bay, but not in others (Fernández-Rodríguez et al. 2023) | ||