Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus improvisus
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

FL/Northwest Fork, Loxohatchee River estuary (McPherson et al. 1984); Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Miami Beach FL/Biscayne Bay (Moore et al. 1974); Panama City/FL/St. Andrews Bay (Wells 1966); St. Teresa/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Wells 1966); FL/Alligator Harbor (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); "E. end"/MS/Mississippi Sound (USNM 101180, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); Henderson Point/MS/Mississippi Sound (USNM 62651, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); Pass Christian/MS/Mississippi Sound (USNM 62822, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); Rigolets/LA/Lake Ponchartrain (Henry and McLaughlin 1975; USNM 97955, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); Point Platte/LA/Lake Ponchartrain (Henry and McLaughlin 1975; USNM 97954, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); off Frenier Beach/LA/Lake Ponchartrain (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Cameron/LA/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 189179, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); Fort Livingston/LA/Barataria Pass (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Heald Bank/TX/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 97684, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002); TX/Mesquite Bay (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Rockport/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Rockport/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Port Aransas/TX/Aransas Pass (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Veracruz/Mexico/Veracruz Harbor (Henry and McLaughlin 1975); La Pesca, Tamulipas state/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (Montalvo-Urgel et al. 2010); Tabasco/Mexico/Laguna San Pedrito (Montalvo-Urgel et al. 2010)

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Regional Impacts

References

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