Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record?: Japan/Sea of Japan (1992, Iwasaki 2005)
Geographic Extent
Vladivostok/Russia/Golden Horn Inlet, Peter the Great Bay (1999, Zvyagintsev et al. 2003; Zvyagintsev et al. 2011); Ruskii Island/Russia/Peter the Great Bay (1999, Zvyagintsev et al. 2003; Zvyagintsev et al. 2011); Japan/Sea of Japan (1992, Iwasaki 2005); Mokpo-Incheon/South Korea/Yellow Sea (2010, Pyo et al. 2012); Lushun, Liaoning/China/Bohai Sea (Huang (ed) 2001); Tanggu, Tianjin/China/Bohai Sea (Huang (ed) 2001); Penglai, Shandong/China/Bohai Sea (Huang (ed) 2001); Yantai, Shandong/China/Yellow Sea (Huang (ed) 2001); Qingdao/Shandong/China/Yellow Sea (Huang (ed) 2001); Shandong/;China/Zhifu Bay (Huang (ed) 2001); Liangyungang, Jiangsu/China/Yellow Sea (Huang (ed) 2001)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Molgula manhattensis comprised 42% of the macrofouling on one wharf with highly polluted water, in Golden Horn Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, but was a minor component at two other sites (Koryakova et al. 2002). | ||