Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus amphitrite
Long Island Sound ( M040 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Mystic/CT/Mystic River estuary, Fishers Island Sound (1990, Carlton et al. 2011). 'Amphibalanus amphitrite appears to be a regular, albeit uncommon, element of Long Island Sound fouling communities by mid to late summer' (Carlton et al. 2011).

Geographic Extent

Mystic/CT/Mystic River estuary, Fishers Island Sound (1990, Carlton et al. 2010); Avery Point, Groton/CT/ Fishers Island Sound (2000, Whitlach, personal communication, cited by Carlton et al. 2010)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

Carlton, James T.; Newman, William A.; Pitombo, Fábio Bettini (2011) In the wrong place- Alien marine crustaceans: Distribution, biology, impacts, Springer, Dordrecht. Pp. 159-213


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