Invasion
Invasion Description
1st records: Guayaquil/Ecuador/Pacific Ocean (Darwin 1854); western Colombia/Pacific Ocean (Darwin 1854; Lozano-Cortés and Londoño-Cruz 2013);)
Geographic Extent
Guayaquil (Puna Island)/Ecuador/Gulf of Guayaquil (1934, USNM 131571, Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Posorja/Ecuador/Ecuador/Gulf of Guayaquil (1966, Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Playas/Ecuador/Gulf of Guyaquil (1963, Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Punto Carnero/Ecuador/Gulf of Guyaquil (1963, Henry and McLaughlin 1975)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Darwin, Charles (1854) <missing title>, The Ray Society, London. Pp. <missing location>Henry, Dora P.; McLaughlin, Patsy A. (1975) The barnacles of the Balanus amphitrite complex (Cirripedia, Thoracica)., Zoologische Verhandelingen 141: 1-203
Lozano-Cortés, Diego F.; Londoño-Cruz, Edgardo (2013) Checklist of barnacles (Crustacea; Cirripedia: Thoracica) from the Colombian Pacific, Marine Biodiversity 43: 463-471