Amphibalanus amphitrite

Basic information
Scientific name	Amphibalanus amphitrite	(No picture)
Major synonym	Balanus amphitrite
Common names	striped barnacle
Higher taxon	Balanidae, Sessilia, Maxillopoda, Arthropoda
Natural range	Unknown due to worldwide introduction.
Habitat	Rock reef and harbor of inner bay.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Tokyo Bay, coast of Mie Pref., Osaka Bay, western coast of Kyushu.
Origin	Postulated to be Phillippine.
Date	By 1937.
Route	With ballast water or fouling on ships.
Impact	Competition with native and fishery fouling animals. Pollution by fouling on ships, intake facilities, etc. Native organism(s) affected: Cultured oyster, pearl oyster, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Release of A. amphitrite, A. mprovisus, and A. eburneus are prohibited in Aichi Prefecture (29 Mar 2012).
Introduced range in other countries	Worldwide

Reference

Notes

DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn)
Kimura et al. (2004) The Present status of marine alien benthos in Japan, based on a survey of collections in museums and aquaria. Japanese Journal of Benthology. 59:58-67 (in Jpn with English abstract)
Ocean Biogeographic Information System http://www.iobis.org/
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)
Appeltans et al. (eds). World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (Accessed on 2011-12-19) http://www.marinespecies.org/