Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Table Bay Docks, Cape Town/South Africa/Table Bay (1947, Mead et al. 2011b).
Geographic Extent
Paternoster/South Africa/Atlantic Ocean (2013, David et al. 2016); South Africa/Saldanha Bay (David et al. 2014, 33°0?37.71S, 17°56?59.74E); South Africa/Jacobs Bay (2013, David et al. 2016); Table Bay Docks, Cape Town/South Africa/Table Bay (1947, Mead et al. 2011b); South Africa/Bettys Bay (2013, David et al. 2016)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Oyster Accidental |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Polydora hoplura is considered to be a serious pest of oysters and to a lesser extent abalones, as far west as Saldanha Bay and Jacobsbaai (Simon et al. 2011; David et al. 2016). | ||