Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Ocean County/NJ/Oyster Creek (1974-1978, Barnegat Bay, thermal effluents, not seen after 1979) (Hoagland andTurner 1980)
Geographic Extent
Ocean County/NJ/Oyster Creek (1974-1978, Barnegat Bay, thermal effluents, not seen after 1979) (Hoagland andTurner 1980; Richards et al. 1984;0; , Briarwood Yacht Basin, Head Piling/NJ/Barnegat Bay (1974, MCZ Malacology 359605, , Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 2021); Oyster Creek, WaretownWaretown/NJ/Barnegat Bay, Oyster Creek (12/18/2007, MCZ Malacology 359604, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 2021)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
References
Hoagland, K. E.; Turner, R. D. (1980) Range extensions of teredinids (shipworms) and polychaetes in the vicinity of a temperate-zone nuclear generating station., Marine Biology 58(1): 55-642008-2015 Invertebrate Zoology Collections Database http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/SpecimenSearch.cfm. http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/SpecimenSearch.cfm
Richards, Beatrice R.; Hillman, Robert E.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (1984) Shipworms, In: Kennish, Michael J.; Lutz, Richard A.(Eds.) Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies - Ecology of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. , New York. Pp. 201-225