Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record? Izmir-Marmais/Turkey/Aegean Sea (Kocak and Kucuksezgin 1992) [Note- Southward (1998) disputes the introduced status of B. amphitrite in the Mediterranean, citing his identification of this barnacle in an excavation of a 2000 year-old Carthaginian naval base in Tunis.]
Geographic Extent
Greece/Aegean Sea (Koukouras and Matsa 1992); Izmir-Marmais/Turkey/Aegean Sea (Kocak and Kucuksezgin 1992)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Kocak, F. ; Kucuksezgin, F. (2000) Sessile fouling organisms and environmental parameters in the marinas of the Turkish Aegean coast., Indian Journal of Marine Science 29: 149-157Koukouras, Anathasios; Matsa, Athanasia (1998) The thoracican cirriped fauna of the Aegean Sea: New information, checklist of the Mediterranean species, faunal comparisons., Senckenbergiana Maritima 28(4/6): 133-142
Southward, A. J. (1998) New observations on barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia) of the Azores regions., Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences 16A: 11-27