Species Regional Summary
Mytilicola orientalis
None ( NEA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Brest, Brittany/France/Bay of Brest, Atlantic Ocean (Goulletquer et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Brest, Brittany/France/Bay of Brest, Atlantic Ocean (Goulletquer et al. 2002); France/Marennes-Oléron Basin (Deslou-Paoli 1981, cited by Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactParasitism
Parastism of Crassostrea gigas (Pacific Oyster) by Mytilicola orientalis resulted in reduced condtion factor only in spring and fall, when oysters were stressed by low food availability or spawning (Deslou-Paoli 1981, cited by Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2009).
 

References

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