Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Funchal/Madeira/Atlantic Ocean (2005, Wirtz 2008, not abundant; Chainho et al. 2015)
Geographic Extent
Funchal/Madeira/Atlantic Ocean (2005, Wirtz 2008, not abundant; Chainho et al. 2015); Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and La Palma/Canary Islands/Atlantic Ocean (Gonzalez et al. 2011, 0-2 m, in mixed colony (fouling) together with three other balanids, on a ship hull and on dikes)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Gonzalez, J. A.; Martin, L. Herrera, R.; Gonzalez Lorenzo, G.; Espino. F.; Barquin-Diez, J.; Southward, A.J. (2011) Cirripedia of the Canary Islands: distribution and ecological notes, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 92: 129-141Wirtz, Peter; Araujo, Ricardo; Southward, Alan J. (2006) Cirripedia of Madeira., Helgoland Marine Research 60: 207-212