Species Regional Summary
Bugula neritina
Cape Hatteras to Mid-East Florida ( CAR-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Fort Macon, Beaufort/NC/Bogue Sound-Atlantic Ocean (Coues and Yarrow 1878)

Geographic Extent

Fort Macon, Beaufort/NC/Bogue Sound-Atlantic Ocean (Coues and Yarrow 1878); Beaufort/NC/Bogue Sound-Atlantic Ocean (Maturo 1957; McGovern and Hellberg 2003; Fehlauer-Ale et al. 2014, Haplotype N and S); SC/Atlantic Ocean (Calder and Maturo 1978); Sapelo Island/GA/Atlantic Ocean (1961, USNM 11902, UN National Museum of Natural History 2011); Mayport/FL/St. John's River mouth (Maturo 1958; Winston 1977; Calder and Maturo 1978; Winston 1982; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Daytona Beach/FL/Ponce de Leon Inlet (Maturo 1958; Winston 1977; Calder and Maturo 1978; Winston 1982)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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