Species Regional Summary
Watersipora subtorquata
None ( MED-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Marseille/France/commercial harbour, Mediterranean Sea (2/3/1971, 1982, Harmelin 2014, on mussels); 

Geographic Extent

Port of Malaga/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (3019Gauff et a. 2023); Pont de Pinede, Marseille/France/commercial harbour, Mediterranean Sea (2/3/1971, 1982, Harmelin 2014, on mussels); Livorno/Italy/Ligurian Sea (2016, Tempesti et al. 2020)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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