Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Sri Lanka/Indian Ocean (as T. furcata); (Turner 1966); Madras/India/Bay of Bengal; India/Vellar estuary; India/Visakhapatnam Harbour (Pati et al. 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
References
Nair, N. Balakrishnan (1984) The problem of marine timber destroying organisms along the Indian coast, Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences 93(3): 203-223Pati, M. V.; Rao, M. V.; Balaji, M.; Swain, D. (2012) Growth of wood borers in a polluted Indian harbour, World Journal of Zoology 7: 210-215