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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Tortugas/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Van Name 1921); Plantation and Grassy Keys/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Van Name 1921); FL/Florida Bay (Van Name 1921); Bamboo Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1902, USNM 7128, US National Museum of Natural History 2008); Florida Keys, Loggerhead Key (USNM 7435, US National Museum of Natural History 2008); Florida Keys, Key West/FL/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 14651, US National Museum of Natural History 2008); FL/Biscayne Bay (2003, Ruiz et al. unpublished data); FL/Pensacola Bay (2001, Ruiz et al. unpublished data); Campeche Bank, Yucatan/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 1085798, 22.1103, -91.4288, US National Museum of Natural History 2008); Jutias, Ines de Spto and Uvas, near Pinar del Rio/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (Hernandez-Zanuy et al. 2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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