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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: FL/Indian River Lagoon (collected in 1972-1980, not found in 1990-1994) (Clark 1995); found in 2005, Australian Museum 2005)\)

Geographic Extent

FL/Indian River Lagoon (collected in 1972-1980, not found in 1990-1994) (Clark 1995); FL/Sebastian River lnlet, Indian River Lagoon (2005, Goddard, in Australian Museum 2005http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=13712; Smithsonian Marine Station 2007 http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/Thecacera_pennigera.htm); Sebastian Inlet/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, Australian Museum 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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