Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus amphitrite
None ( WA-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

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
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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