Species Regional Summary
Microcosmus exasperatus
Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida ( CAR-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Cape Fear, SE Of/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1885, USNM 6979, US National Museum of Natural History 2009);

Geographic Extent

Cape Fear, SE Of/NC/Atlantic Ocean (1885, USNM 6979, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); SC-FL/Atlantic Ocean; 33 deg, 37 min, 30 sec N; 77 deg 36 min 30 sec W/SC/Atlantic Ocean ("Albatross" record, late 1800s-early 1900s, Van Name 1921)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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