Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records? Guimaraes, Maranhao/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Sao Jose do Ribamar, Maranhao/Brazil/Baia de Sao Jose (Young 1994); Tutoia, Maranhao/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Acarau, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Fortaleza, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Aquiraz, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994). All of Young's records are undated- the introduction probably occurred much earlier.
Geographic Extent
Guimaraes, Maranhao/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Sao Jose do Ribamar, Maranhao/Brazil/Baia de Sao Jose (Young 1994); Tutoia, Maranhao/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Acarau, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Fortaleza, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Aquiraz, Ceara/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |