Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Florida Keys, Key West, Egmont Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 205734, US National Museum of Natural History 2009)
Geographic Extent
FL/Sebastian Inlet (1984, on rocks and Phragmatopoma lapidosa worm tubes (1984, Nelson and Demetriades 1992); (FL/Sebastian Inlet;(1996, Kensley and Schotte 1999); Fort Pierce/FL/Fort Pierce Inlet (1995, USNM 280160, S National Museum of Natural History 2009, Gravel and rubble between boulders inside of inlet); Fort Pierce,/FL/ Inlet To Smithsonian Marine Station, Indian River Lagoon (1988, USNM 290285, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); Fort St. Lucie/FL/N. Fork, St. Lucie River (1996, Kensley and Schotte 1999); ;Key Biscayne/FL/Biscayne Bay, Off Nashta River (1988, USNM 290284, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); Florida Keys, Key West, Egmont Key/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1969, USNM 205734, US National Museum of Natural History 2009); TX/Matagorda Bay to South Padre Island, Gulf of Mexico (1978, Clark and Robertson 1982, 'seems to replace Sphaeroma quadridentatum, as the most abundant isopod on the northern jetties').
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Paradella dianae 'seems to replace Sphaeroma quadridentatum, as the most abundant isopod on the northern jetties' on the Texas coast (Clark and Robertson 1982). | ||