Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record?: Namibia/Walvis Bay (1969, Henry and McLaughlin 1975)
Geographic Extent
Ambrizete, Moita Seca, Off Kwanza river/Angola/Atlantic Ocean (Pestana et al. 2017); Namibia/Walvis Bay (1969, Henry and McLaughlin 1975)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
References
Henry, Dora P.; McLaughlin, Patsy A. (1975) The barnacles of the Balanus amphitrite complex (Cirripedia, Thoracica)., Zoologische Verhandelingen 141: 1-203Huang, Xuguang, Bingyu;; Guo, Donghu; Zhong;, Yanping; Li, Shunxing; Liu, Xin;; Laws, Edward A.; Huang, Bangqin (2021) Blackfordia virginica blooms shift the trophic structure to smaller size plankton in subtropical shallow waters, Marine Pollution Bulletin 182(111990): Published online
Pestana, Lueji Barros; Dias, Gustavo Muniz; Marquesa, Antonio Carlos (2017) A century of introductions by coastal sessile marine invertebrates in Angola, South East Atlantic Ocean, Marine Pollution Bulletin 125: 426-a432