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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps165119
copiedInvasion of Hawaiian shores by an Atlantic barnacle
- A. J. Southward
- R. S. Burton
- S. L. Coles
- P. R. Dando
- R. DeFelice
- J. Hoover
- P. E. Parnell
- T. Yamaguchi
- W. A. Newman
ABSTRACT: A largely vacant niche in the upper mid-littoral zone of sheltered Hawaiian shores is now occupied by Chthamalus proteus Dando & Southward, 1980 (Crustacea, Cirripedia), otherwise found in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The identityof the species was established by morphological details and confirmed by allozyme electrophoresis. Previously, chthamaline barnacles have rarely been found fouling hulls of ships; this is the first recorded instance of regular occurrence on ships as wellas 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.
KEYWORDS
A. J. Southward (Co-author)
- Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
R. S. Burton (Co-author)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0202, USA
S. L. Coles (Co-author)
- Department ofNatural Sciences, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA
P. R. Dando (Co-author)
- School of Ocean Science, University of Wales Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5EY, United Kingdom
R. DeFelice (Co-author)
- Department ofNatural Sciences, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA
J. Hoover (Co-author)
- Hawaii Medical Library, 1221 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu,Hawaii 96813, USA
P. E. Parnell (Co-author)
- Oceanography Department, University of Hawaii, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
T. Yamaguchi (Co-author)
- Department of Earth Sciences, Chiba University, Yoyoi-cho, Inage, Chiba 263, Japan
W. A. Newman (Co-author)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0202, USA