Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus amphitrite
None ( NWP-2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Hong Kong/China/South China Sea (Jones et al. 2000)

Vectors

Level Vector

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Barnacles, dominated by A. amphitrite overgrew newly recruited corals on settling plates during winter periods of cool weather (14-16⁰C). Competition by barnacles may be one factor limiting corals at the northern limit of their range (Chui and Ang 2010).
 

References

Jones, Diana S.; Hewitt, Melissa A.; Sampey, Alison (2000) Checklist of the Cirripedia of the South China Sea, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 8: 233-307


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