Invasion of Hawaiian shores by an Atlantic barnacleSouthward, A.J. and Burton, R.S. and Coles, S.L. and Dando, P.R. and Defelice, R. and Hoover, J. and Parnell, P.E. and Yamaguchi, T. and Newman, W.A. (1998) Invasion of Hawaiian shores by an Atlantic barnacle. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 165. pp. 119-126. ISSN 0171-8630 Full text available as:
DOI: 10.3354/meps165119 Official URL: http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v165/ AbstractABSTRACT: A largely vacant niche in the upper mid-littoral zone of sheltered Hawaiian shores is now occupied by Chtharnalusproteus Dando & Southward, 1980 (Crustacea, Cirripedia), otherwise found in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The identity of the species was established by morphological details and confirmed by allozyrne electrophoresis. Previously, chthamaline barnacles have rarely been found fouling hulls of ships; this is the first recorded instance of regular occurrence on ships as well as of remote dispersal in the genus. While the introduction of C. proteus apparently has had little impact so far, there is a need to step up monitoring programs so as to prevent rather than simply detect future introductions
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