Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Off North Carolina/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1980, 33.543333 N, -77.423333W, USNM 14855, US National Museum of Natural History 2007)

Geographic Extent

Off North Carolina/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1980, 33.543333 N, -77.423333W, USNM 14855, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Seapath Marina, Wrightsville Beach/NC/Banks Channel (2018, Hutichings et al. 2023, observed growing only after hurricanes)