Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Taranto/Italy/Mediterranean (USNM 40075, National Museum of Natural History 2007)
Geographic Extent
Taranto/Italy/Mediterranean (USNM 40075, US National Museum of Natural History 2007; 2015, Lezzi et al. 2017); Msida Yacht Marina/Malta/Mediterranean Sea (7/8/2016, Ulman et al. 2017, 35.896N; 14.493E)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Industry | |
| Hydroides elegans was reported to create fouling problems in industrial water systems in the Mar Piccolo, Taranto, Italy (Parenzan 1965, cited by Zibrowius 1991). | ||