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

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: FL/Biscayne Bay (1996, NOAA National Benthic Inventory 2012)

Geographic Extent

FL/St. Andrew Bay; West Pass/FL/St. Andrew Bay; FL/St. Andrew Bay (1998, Foster et al. 2004); FL/Biscayne Bay (1996, NOAA National Benthic Inventory 2012); Boca Catan, Tamaulipas/Mexico/Laguna Madre (2008, Rodríguez-Almaraz et al. 2013, 24°28'34.7 N, 97°41'05.7 W)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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