Species Regional Summary
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras ( NA-ET3 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station/NJ/Barnegat Bay (Hoagland and Turner 1980)

Geographic Extent

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station/NJ/Barnegat Bay (Hoagland and Turner 1980; Loveland and Shafto 1984; McCann et al unpublished data); NJ/Barnegat Bay (Hoagland and Turner 1980; Shafto and Loveland 1984; McCann et al unpublished data);  Norfolk/VA/Norfolk Harbor; Norfolk/VA/Scott Creek (Elizabeth River); Norfolk area (Army Corps of Engineers dock; Belle Isle Marina; Dandy Haven channel; Little Creek; Lynhaven Bay Pt; Norfolk Naval Station; Norfolk Southern Coal; Norfolk Yacht Club Marina; Wanchese Fish Co.; Waterside Marina)/VA/Hampton Roads; Baltimore/MD/Baltimore Harbor; MD/Severn River (Bastida-Zavala et al. 2017)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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