Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record? Naples/Italy/Gulf of Naples (Traustedt 1877), cited by Kott 1985) "Espèce n'ayant pas son origine en Méditerranée, importée depuis des siècles. Présente dans toutes les régions tempérées chaudes et tropicales, surtout dans les zones d'activités humaines." (C. F. Monniot, in Fischer 1987); [This species did not originate in the Mediterranean, but was introduced centuries ago. It is present in warm-temperate and tropical regions, primarily in zones of human activities.]
Geographic Extent
Naples/Italy/Gulf of Naples (Traustedt 1877), cited by Kott 1985); Sidi Bou Said/Tunisia/Club Harbor, Gulf of Tunis (1973, USNM 17227, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2007); Ischia/Italy/Tyrhennian Sea (Chimenez et al. 1985. Cahiers de Biologie Marin 26:15-33)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |