Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record? Seabrook Island/SC/Edisto River (Byers et al. 2012, site CH3, 32.3376 , 0.7885)
Geographic Extent
Seabrook Island/SC/Edisto River (Byers et al. 2012, site CH3, 32.3376 , 0.7885); SC/Stono River (Kollars et al. 2016, 32.75253°N, 80.0076° W)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Agarophyton vermiculophyllum created extensive seaweed habitat in Charleston Harbor, Hilton Head, and the Savannah River Delta, by attaching the tubes of the polychaete Diopatra cuprea, providing habitat for invertebrate fauna, especially amphipods and snails (Byers et al. 2012). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
| Agarophyton vermiculophyllum created greatly increase seaweed biomass in Charleston Harbor, Hilton Head, and the Savannah River Delta, and rapidly decayed, providing a potential food source for invertebrates and microbes in the mudflats (Byers et al. 2012). | ||