Species Regional Summary
Sphaeroma terebrans
_CDA_S196 (Cape Canaveral) ( S196 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Lantana/FL/Lake Worth (Conover and Reid 1975); Fort Lauderdale/FL/Intracoastal Waterway Conover and Reid 1975);

Vectors

Level Vector

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Extensive damage to roots of Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) was found with 100% of mangrove roots infested, and 90% of roots severed (Conover and Reid 1975).
 

References

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