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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: on the standing production platform GI-93-B/LA/Gulf of Mexico (2006, Sammarco et al. 2010, 28°32.96'N, 90°40.11'W)

Geographic Extent

on the standing production platform GI-93-B/LA/Gulf of Mexico (2006, Sammarco et al. 2010, 28°32.96'N, 90°40.11'W, Found on only one of 83 platforms sampled); on 9 of 14 standing production platforms, LA, Gulf of Mexico, off Mississippi river mouth, 28.2- 28.5 N; 89.0-90.6 W (2010, Sammarco et al. 2014; Sammarco 017)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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