Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Odessa/Ukraine/Black Sea (1962, Radashevsky, and Selifonova 2013)
Geographic Extent
Romania/Black Sea (Surugiu et al. 2005, cited by Karhan et al. 2008); Constanta/Romania/Mangalia Lake, Black Sea (1997, USNM 1020480, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2015, Radashevsky 2005); Odessa/Ukraine/Black Sea (1962, Radashevsky and Selifonova 2013); Crimea/Martyn Bight, Sevastopol Bay (2004, Radashevsky and Selifonova 2013, 44°37´N, 33°30.5); Bolshoi Utrish/Russia/Snake Lake Liman (2011, Radashevsky and Selifonova 2013, Selifnova 2015, 44°45.92´N, 37°23.24´E)); Romania and Bulgaria/Black Sea (Pancila et al. 2022);Danube Delta/Ukraine Solonyi Kut Bay, Black Sea (Son et al. 2023, 45.46791 29.64757)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Polydora cornuta (as P. limicola) quickly became an numerical dominant in infauna of shallow waters of the Black Sea, partially displacing Spio filicornis, Hediste diversicolor, and Neanthes succinea (Losovskaya and Zolotarev 2003) | ||