Species Regional Summary
Megabalanus coccopoma
None ( SA-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Guarapari, Espirito Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994)

Geographic Extent

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1998-2009, Farrapeira 2010); Guarapari, Espirito Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Recife/Brazil (Farrapeira et al. 2007, on moored boats); Pernambuco-Rio Grande do Norte (Teixeira and Creed 2020)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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