Species Regional Summary
Perna perna
Lower Laguna Madre ( G330 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Willacy County/TX/Port Mansfield Pass (1991, Hicks and Tunnell 1995). An email from David Hicks (3/2/2017, indicates that P. perna might be rare or absent in Texas since ~2000. He attributes the decline to hot summer weather (Kim Holzer, personal communication).

Geographic Extent

Cameron County/TX/Brazos Santiago Pass (1992, Hicks and Tunnell 1995); Willacy County/TX/Port Mansfield Pass (1991, Hicks and Tunnell 1993; Hicks and Tunnell 1995)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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