Species Regional Summary
Ophiactis savignyi Lineage B
None ( SA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? (Lineage unknown): Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (0.9N, -46.3W, 1975, USNM E 24240, United States Museum of Natural History 2008)

Geographic Extent

Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (0.9N, -46.3W, 1975, USNM E 24240, United States Museum of Natural History 2008); Amapa state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Lima et al. 2011); Maranhao state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Lima et al. 2011); Paraiba state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Lima et al. 2011); Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2011-2013, Barboza et al. 2015, 00 55?N, 29 21?W, mid-Atlantic archipelago)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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