Invasion

Invasion Description

Moorea and Tahiti Island/French Polynesia/Pacific Ocean (cryptogenic? Listed as the 'local oyster', status uncertain. (Le Pennec and Coatenea 1985, declined because of Polydora spp. Infestation, replaced by S. echinata in 1978); Moorea//French Polynesia/Pacific Ocean (Introduced, Ardura et al. 2015; Ardura st al. 2021)

Geographic Extent

Tahiti/French Polynesia/Pacific Ocean (cryptogenic, listed as the 'local oyster', status uncertain. (Le Pennec and Coatenea 1985, declined because of Polydora spp. Infestation, replaced by S. echinata in 1978); Moorea//French Polynesia/Pacific Ocean (Introduced, Ardura et al. 2015; genetic ID, Ardura et al. 2021)