Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Mar del Plata/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1970, Elias and Vallarino 2001; Schwindt 2007)
Geographic Extent
San Clemente del Tuyu/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1975, Orensanz et al. 2002; Schwindt 2007); Mar del Plata/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1991, Elias and Vallarino 2001); Argentina/Ingeniero White Harbor (1982, Schwindt 2007); San Antonio Este/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (2005, Schwindt et al. 2014); Puerto MadrynArgentina/Atlantic Ocean (2005, Schwindt et al. 2014); Puerto Deseado, Argentina/San José Gulf (1985, Schwindt 2007; Schwindt et al. 2014); Argentina/Nuevo Gulf (1986, Schwindt 2007) ; Cabo dos Bahias/ Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (2002, Geller et al. 2008); Punta Ameghino/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (2002, Geller et al. 2008); ; Chubut/Argentina/Comodoro Rivadavia Harbor (Rico et al. 2001); Rada Tilly/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1991, Schwindt 2007); San Julián/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (2004, Schwindt 2007); Río Grande/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (2004, Schwindt 2007); Loros/Argentina/Golfo San Mattias (2007, Schwindt et al. 2007, attached to Spartina alterniflora); Riacho//Argentina/Golfo San Mattias (2007, Schwindt et al. 2007, attached to Limonium brasiliense, the perennial glasswort Sarcocornia perennis and the austral cordgrass Spartina densiflora.); Argentina/Commodoro Rivadavia Harbor (1998, Rico and Gappa 2006, 45 52S, 67 28 W)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Balanus glandula, settling on the roots of Spartina alterniflora, create masses barncles which provide substrate and hiding places for a wide range of invertebrates (Mendez et al. 2015). | ||