Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Palmyra Atoll/Pacific Ocean (1962, Eldredge 1966, cryptogenic?)
Geographic Extent
Palmyra Atoll/Pacific Ocean (1962, Eldredge 1966, cryptogenic?); Papeete/Tahiti/Papeete Harbor (Monniot et al. 1985, introduced, abundant in aquaculture tanks. A chromatographic analysis of 'organic extracts' by Patrica Ireland indicated that these colonies were conspecific with those from the English Channel and Mediterranean (Monniot et al. 1985)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |