Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: abandoned oil platforms, 12 miles east of Stetson Bank/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1999, Culbertson and Harper 2000, Stetson Bank Lat/Long 28.15° N 94.28° W)
Geographic Extent
abandoned oil platforms, 12 miles east of Stetson Bank/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1999, Culbertson and Harper 2000, Stetson Bank Lat/Long 28.15° N 94.28° W); EPA Lab, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (2002, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port of Miami/FL/Miami Harbor (2004, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, Ruiz et al., unpublished data (ID tentative); Veracruz/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2012-2015, Dias et al. 2016, buoys, 19º11?17?N, 96º07?19?W)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| On an abandoned oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Didemnum perlucidum appeared to settle on or overgrow 'sponges, corals, bryozoans, hydroids, and mollusks' (Culbertson and Harper 2001). | ||