Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Levy County, Cedar Key/Fl/Gulf of Mexico (2/1887, "RV Bache" collection, USNM 6993, US. National Museum of Natural History 2003) Note: This tunicate has not been seen in SERC fouling plate surveys.

Geographic Extent

Franklin County/FL/Alligator Bay (4/2/1955, USNM 11598 , US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); FL/St. Andrew Sound (6/25/1995, USNM 24416, US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); St. James Island/FL/Appalachee Bay (Plough 1978); Levy County, Cedar Key/Fl/Gulf of Mexico (2/1887, "RV Bache" collection, USNM 6993, US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); Cedar Key, NE Of Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1955, USNM 11594, US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); Sarasota/FL/Gulf of Mexico; [2/1952, 27 21 56 N; 083 33 35 W, ); (USNM 14773 US. National Museum of Natural History 2003; FL/Charlotte Harbor, Gasparilla Sound, Off Light (1/4/1913, USNM 7362, US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); Marco Island, SW Of/FL/Gulf of Mexico (26.766944 N, -82.101111 W, 12/7/1982, USNM 19245, US National Museum of Natural History 2003); Cape Sable, West Of/FL/Gulf of Mexico (6/3/1983, 25.294444 N, -81.800000 W, USNM 19245 , US. National Museum of Natural History 2003); FL/St.Lucie Inlet (1981, Mook 1983); FL/Fort Pierce Inlet (1981, Mook 1983); Link Port/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1981, Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL;FL/Sebastian Inlet (1981, Mook 1983); FL/Mosquito Lagoon (Boudreaux et al. 2006)