Species Regional Summary
Ectopleura crocea
None ( SA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Argentina/La Plata estuary (1966, Blanco 1967, cited by Schwindt et al. 2020)

Geographic Extent

State of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Cavaleiros Beach/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (8/15/2008, Imazu et al. 2014, 22°24’S 41°47’W); Itanhaém, Saudade Beach, Sao Paulo State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean, (8/26/1991, Imazu et al. 2014, 24o10'S 46o45'W), Itapoá, Itapema Beach, Santa Catarina/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (6/4/2004, Imazu et al. 2014 26o05'S 48o36'W); Bombas, Bombas Beach, Santa catarina State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (12/3/2006, Imazu et al. 2014, 27o07’S 48o30W); off Montevideo/Uruguay/Rio de la Plata (2005, Genzano et al. 2009); Ilha Comprida-Rigrande do Sul State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Larissa Ajala-Batista et al. 2020 (25° 01? 32.6?S, 47° 54? 53.1? W), located in the southern area of the state of São Paulo (SP), and the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) (33° 44? 35.8? S 53° 22? 13.7? W)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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