Species Regional Summary
Turritopsis dohrnii
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (Miglietta et al. 2006, medusae and polyps, identified by molecular methods)

Geographic Extent

Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (Miglietta et al. 2006, medusae and polyps, identified by molecular methods); Galveston/TX/Galveston Bat(2017, Miglietta et al. 2019, Pruski et al. 2019, one medusa).

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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