Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records: FL/Sebastian Inlet, Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL/Indian river Lagoon (1971-1977, Mook 1983); Link Port/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Fort Pierce/FL/Fort Pierce Inlet (1977, Mook 1983); Port St. Lucie/FL/St.Lucie Inlet (1977, Mook 1983). Amphibalanus amphitrite was absent on pre-Columbian oyster shells from the Indian River lagoon examined by Boudreaux et al. (2009).
Geographic Extent
Port Canaverall/FL/Atlantic Ocean (2019-2020, Wassick et al. 2022); FL/Mosquito Lagoon (Boudreaux et al. 2006); FL/Haulover Canal, Indian River Lagoon (Mook 1983); Eau Gallie/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); FL/Sebastian Inlet, Indian River Lagoon (Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL/Indian river Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (Nelson et al. 1994); Link Port/FL/Indian River Lagoon (Mook 1983); Fort Pierce/FL/Fort Pierce Inlet (1977, Mook 1983); Port St. Lucie/FL/St.Lucie Inlet (1977, Mook 1983); Jupiter/FL/Intracoastal waterway just north of Jupiter Inlet (Sta. 1, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/Loxahatchee estuary at A1A bridge (Sta. 2, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/Intracoastal Waterway just south of Jupiter Inlet (Sta. 3, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/North Fork Loxahatchee River (Sta. 4, McPherson et al. 1984); FL/Southwest Fork Loxahatchee River (Sta. 5, McPherson et al. 1984); FL/Northwest Fork Loxahatchee River (Sta. 6, McPherson et al. 1984); FL/Northwest Fork Loxahatchee River (Sta. 7, McPherson et al. 1984- upstream limit).
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| In the Indian River Lagoon, the introduced Amphibalanus amphitrite and the native A. eburneus competed with the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) for settlement sites, and also affected survival and growth of oysters by settling on their shells. However, impacts did not differ between the native and non-native barnacle species (Boudreaux et al. 2009). | ||
References
Boudreaux, Michelle L.; Stiner, Jennifer L.; Walters, Linda J. (2006) Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida., Journal of Shellfish Research 25(3): 1079-1089McPherson, Benjamin, Sonntag, Wayne H.; Sabanskas, Maryann (1984) Fouling community of the Loxahatchee River estuary, Florida, 1980-81, Estuaries 7(2): 149-157
Mook, David (1983) Indian River fouling organisms, a review, Florida Scientist 26(3/4): 162-167