Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Hong Kong/South China Sea (Huang 2001)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
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Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Diplosoma listerianum has been reported to foul cultured shellfish in Hong Kong (Huang 2003, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009). Da Rocha et al. (2009) suggest that because of the thinness of D. listerianum colonies, its impact on mussel growth might be small, but this hypothesis still needs to be tested. | ||
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Diplosoma listerianum has been reported to foul cultured shellfish in Hong Kong (Huang 2003, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009). Da Rocha et al. (2009) suggest that because of the thinness of D. listerianum colonies, its impact on mussel growth might be small, but this hypothesis still needs to be tested. | ||