Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: County Cork/Ireland/Cork Harbour; Dungarven/Ireland/Dungarven Harbour (Celtic Sea) (Holmes and Minchin 1995; Steele and Mulcahey 2001)
Geographic Extent
County Cork/Ireland/Cork Harbour; Dungarvan/Ireland/Dungarvan Harbour (Celtic Sea) (Holmes and Minchin 1995; Steele and Mulcahey 2001)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Oyster Accidental |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Parasitism | |
| Parasitism by M. orientalis did not directly affect health or quality of Crassostrea gigas, but was associated with increased infections by Polydora spp (Steele and Mulcahy 2001), | ||