Species Regional Summary
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis
None ( MED-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Spain/Ebro River Delta (Turon and Perera 1988 cited by Izquierdo-Muñoz et al. 2009)

Geographic Extent

Spain/Ebro River Delta (Turon and Perera 1988, cited by Izquierdo-Muñoz et al. 2009; Catalonia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1 of 32 harbors sampled, Lopez-Legentil et al. 2014); Livorno/Italy/Ligurian Sea (2016, Tempesti et al. 2020)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis was reported to overgrow cultured oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in the Ebro Delta, Spain (Perrera et al. 1990, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009).
 
Economic ImpactFisheries
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis was reported to overgrow cultured oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in the Ebro Delta, Spain (Perrera et al. 1990, cited by da Rocha et al. 2009).
 

References

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