Species Regional Summary
Megabalanus coccopoma
None ( SA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Terminal Salineiro de Areia Branca, 26 km from Areia Branca, 14 km offshore, Rio Grande de Norte/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2004, Silveira et al. 2006, 2 specimens)

Geographic Extent

Terminal Salineiro de Areia Branca, 26 km from Areia Branca, 14 km offshore, Rio Grande de Norte/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2004, Silveira et al. 2006, 2 specimens, 04 49'06'' S and 37 02'43'' W)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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