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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record?: Sunset Harbor Yacht Club, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (2004, Ruiz et al. unpublished data, Gretchen Lambert, personal communication)

Geographic Extent

Sunset Harbor Yacht Club, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (2004, Ruiz et al. unpublished data, Gretchen Lambert, personal communication); reefs and wrecks off Palm Beach County (Florida Oceanographic Society); Mariel/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (O'Brien et al. 2017)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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