Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records: Ten Thousand Islands, Near Everglades City/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1973, USNM 149197, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); Ten Thousand Islands/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Rehm 1973)
Geographic Extent
Ten Thousand Islands, Near Everglades City/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1973, USNM 149197, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); Ten Thousand Islands/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Rehm 1973); near Naples/FL/Bear Creek, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Reserve (?) (Davidson et al. 2016)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Extensive damage to roots of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) was found with 100% of mangrove roots infested, and 80-100% of roots severed (Rehm and Humm 1973; Conover and Reid 1975). In caging experiments in Rookery Bay (Environmental Learning Center, Bear Creek), exclusion of S. terebrans resulted in much more extensive growth and complexity of mangrove roots (Davidson et al. 2016). | ||