Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Sydney/New South Wales/Port Jackson Inlet (1883, Type locality, Zibrowius 1971)
Geographic Extent
Sydney/New South Wales/Port Jackson Inlet (1883, Type locality, Zibrowius 1971); Kurnell Pier/New South Wales/Botany Bay (Hedge and Johnston 2012); New South Wales/Balls Head Bay north, (2001, Sun et al. 2015, 33°50’34S, 151°11’31 E, scrapings from wooden piles, 0.5 m); inlet of Power Station, Wangi, Lake Macquarie, (11/2/1971, Sun et al. 2015, 33°05’S, 151°37’E)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
| None | ||
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Hydroides elegans was also one of the dominant organisms on both fixed and moving artifical structures in Sydney Harbor, Australia (Glasby et al. 2000). | ||