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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: 55 miles W of Fort Myers/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 26 33 03N; 83 15 30 W (1885, Albatross Sta. 2411, Henry, pers. comm., cited by Werner 1967; USNM 79267)

Geographic Extent

Port Canaveral/FL/Atlantic Ocean (2019-2020, Wassich et al. 2022); FL/Fort Pierce Inlet & Link Port/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean, 27 40 N, 80 20 W (1987, Nelson et al. 1994); AL-MS/Gulf of Mexico (offshore?); Jupiter/FL/Jupiter Inlet (1966, Werner 1967); Boca Raton/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1966, Werner 1967); Port Everglades/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1966, Werner 1967); Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (1961, Moore and McPherson 1963; Werner 1967; Moore et al. 1974); Pigeon Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1966, Werner 1967); Off Florida/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 26 17 52 N, 82 12 37 W (1982, USNM 271367, US National Museum of Natural History 2005); Off Florida/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 25 17 48 N 81 39 48 W (1982, USNM 271371, US National Museum of Natural History 2005); Off Florida/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 26 17 52 N, 82 12 37 W (1982, USNM 271397, US National Museum of Natural History 2005); Off Florida/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 26 45 52 N, 83 21 26 W (1981, USNM 274645, US National Museum of Natural History 2005); 55 miles W of Fort Myers/FL/Gulf of Mexico, 26 33 03N; 83 15 30 W (1885, Albatross Sta. 2411, Henry, pers. comm., cited by Werner 1967); St. Teresa/FL/Alligator Harbor (1964, Wells 1966, USNM 113429, US National Museum of Natural History 2005); Bald Point/FL/Ocholockonee Bay (1964, Wells 1966); 10 km south of Holly Beach/LA/Gulf of Mexico (1982, Gittings 1985); Port Aransas/TX/Redfish Bay (1984, Gittings 1985); Port Aransas/TX/Aransas Bay (1984, Gittings 1985); Port Mansfield/TX/Laguna Madre (1984, Gittings 1985); Port Mansfield/TX/Mansfield Channel, Laguna Madre (1984, Gittings 1985); East Flower Garden Banks/LA/Gulf of Mexico (27 54 N, 93 36 W, Gittings 1985); Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas/México/Gulf of Mexico (2005, Celis et al. 2007, 23.749999, -97.7499962)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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