Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Fernandina Beach, Bud Holt Pier/FL/Atlantc Ocean (1965, USNM 84387, US National Museum of Natural History 2009)
Geographic Extent
1st Record: on intertidal oyster bar behind the Grice Marine Laboratory at Fort Johnson/SC/Charleston Harbor, SC (12/7/2000, S549, Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center, S581, sent by David Knott, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 2008; floating dock in SCDNR's boat slip at Fort Johnson/SC/Charleston Harbor (2/28/2002, Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center, S581, sent by David Knott, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 2008, 32° 45.15', 79° 53.94');, 32° 45.2', 79° 53.8'); Fernandina Beach, Bud Holt Pier/FL/Atlantc Ocean (1965, USNM 84387, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); North of Jacksonville/FL/Atlantic Ocean estuaries: 30 40 30 N; 081 26 W; Jacksonville, Near Jacksonville Pier/FL/St. Johns River estuary (1965, USNM 184389, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); St. Augustine, N Jetty/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1967, USNM 184384, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); Crescent Beach, Beachrock Avenue, S Of Parking Lot/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1965, USNM 184384, US National Museum of Natural History 2009);
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Probable | Ballast Water |