Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record? Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994). All of Young's records are undated- the introduction probably occurred much earlier.
Geographic Extent
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Farrapeira et al. 2010, in tugboat fouling community); Joao Pessoa, Paraiba/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Olinda, Pernambuco/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Itamaracá Island, Pernambuco/Brazil/Rio Paripe estuary (2006, Farrapeira 2008); Recife/Pernambuco/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean and estuaries (Farrpeira 2010); Sao Cristovao, Sergipe/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Conde, Bahia/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Salvador, Bahia/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Itapairca, Bahia/Brazil/Bahia de Todos Santos (Young 1994); Santa Amaro, Bahia/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Caraveias, Bahia/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Guarapari, Espiritu Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Anchieta, Espiritu Santo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Pirapama shipwreck, located six miles off Recife harbor (08º 03' 23'' S and 034º 46' 58'' W)/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2001-2007, Lira and Farrapeira 2010)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Probable | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
References
Farrapeira, Christiane M. R. (2010) Barnacles (Crustacea:Cirripedia) of the estuarine and marine areas of the port of Recife (Pernambuco, Brazil), Cahiers de Biologie Marine 50: 199-129Farrapeira, Cristiane Maria Rocha (2008) [Cirripedia Balanomorpha of Paripe River estuary (Itamaracá Island, Pernambuco, Brazil).], Biota Neotropica 8(3): 31-39
Lira, Simone Maria de Albuquerque ; Farrapeira, Cristiane Maria Rocha (2010) Sessile and sedentary macrofauna from the Pirapama Shipwreck, Pernambuco, Brazil, Biota Neotropica 10(4): published online
Young, Paulo S. (1994) Superfamily Balanoidea Leach (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha) from the Brazilian coast., Boletim do Museo Nacional (Zoologia) 356: 1-36