Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: West Delta Lease Area/LA/Gulf of Mexico (1978, USNM 258993, US National Museum of Natural History 2010, 29.12833, -89.69028)

Geographic Extent

FL/Indian River Lagoon (Nelson 1995); Off Florida/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1981, USNM 211986, US National Museum of Natural History 2010, 26.750, -84.00361); Extended About 16 Km Offshore From Crystal River Power Plant/FL/Crystal Bay (1984, USNM 275098, US National Museum of Natural History 2010, 28.91670, -82.7000); FL/Tierra Ceia Bay, part of Tampa Bay (2002, Grabe et al. 2006, 2 samples); West Delta Lease Area/LA/Gulf of Mexico (1978, USNM 258993, US National Museum of Natural History 2010, 29.12833, -89.69028); Veracruz Coral Reef System/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2006, Winfield et al. 2007); Alacranes Reef/Mexico/southern Gulf of Mexico (2011, Paz-Rios et al. 2013, 22 22 36 N, 89 40 23 W); Puerto Progreso, Yucatán/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2012, Puerto Progreso, Yucatan/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (2012, Winfiled et al. 2015, 21?20’ N-89?41’W)