Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Sao Francisco/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (as T. krappei, Moll 1935, cited by Turner 1966;)
Geographic Extent
Sao Francisco/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (as T. krappei, Moll 1935, cited by Turner 1966); Rio de Janeiro/Brazil/Ilha Grande Bay, Ararauma Lagoon; Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Ilha Grande Bay (Barreto et al. 2000); ItaJuru-Tartuba, Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Lagoa Aruruama to Baia de Ilha Grande (Junqueira et al. 1989); Canal de Itajuru to Ponta Leste/Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2013, Maldonado and Skinner 2016); Necochea/Argentina/Atlantic Ocean (1960, Schwindt et al. 2020)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
References
Barreto, Cristine C.; Junqueira, Andrea O. R.; da Silva, Sérgio Henrique G. (2000) The effect of low salinity on teredinids, Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 43(4): published onlineJunqueira, Andrea D. O. R.; da Silva, Sergio Henrique G; Silva, Marian Julia M. (1989) [Evaluation of the intensity and diversity of Teredinae (Mollusca - Bivalvia) along the coast of Rio de Janeiro, State Brazil), Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro 84(Suppl. 4): 275-280
Savva, Ioannis; Bennett, Scott; Roca, Guillem; Jordà, Gabriel; Marbà, Nuria (2018) Thermal tolerance of Mediterranean marine macrophytes; Vulnerability to global warming, Ecology and Evolution 8: 12032-12043.