A Cryptic Invasion in the Western Atlantic: Presence of the Fouling Barnacle zebra (Darwin, 1854) (Crustacea, Cirripedia) in the Caribbean Sea.

The barnacle Megabalanus zebra is largely known from ship hulls, with little information on its biology, ecology, and natural range. We identify M. zebra here from the southern Caribbean, based upon specimens collected as early as 2002.