Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Dania Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (10/2/2018, Glynn et al. 2019, massive numbers on octocorals by 1/5/2016)
Geographic Extent
Hillsboro Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (2019-2020Glynn et al. 2020), Dania Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (10/2/2018, Glynn et al. 2019, massive numbers on octocorals by 1/5/2016); on the 60' (18 meter) reef off Palm Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1/13/2019, Daniel Wesley, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesvillse HL, personal communoication 1/26/2019, 26.67348 N; -80.02); Fisher Island, Miami/FL/Government Cut , Biscayne Bay-Atlanttc Ocean(209-2020, Glynn et al. 2020)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| In the Palm Beach Lagoon, Florida, the introduce Brittlestar Ophiothela mirabilis is reducing the abundance of the native suspension-feeding epibenthic ctenophore, Coeloplana waltoni through interference competition. | ||