Species Regional Summary
Echinogammarus ischnus
None ( B-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Latvia-Lithuania/Curonian Lagoon (1964, Olenin and Leppakoski 2008)

Geographic Extent

Latvia-Lithuania/Curonian Lagoon (1964, Olenin and Leppakoski 2008); Poland/Vistula River estuary (1975, 1st nontidal record 1928, Jazsdewski 1980, extinct, Surowiec and Dobrzycka-Krahel 2008, present in 7 locations in freshwater Vistula drainage, Grabowski et al. 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Canal

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
In the Vistula Lagoon, E. ischnus was classified as having a moderate level of community impacts (Zaiko et al. 2011).
 

References

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