Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Izmir-Marmaris/Turkey/Aegean Sea (1971, USNM 51921, US National Museum of Natural History 2007)
Geographic Extent
Izmir-Marmaris/Turkey/Aegean Sea (1971, USNM 51921, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Greece/Aegean Sea (Pancuci-Papadopoulou et al. 2005)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
| This polychaete was a dominant fouling organism in polluted marinas in the Agean Sea, Turkey, but was rare in clean harbors (Kocak and Kucuksezgin 2000). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| This polychaete was a dominant fouling organism in polluted marinas in the Agean Sea, Turkey, but was rare in clean harbors (Kocak and Kucuksezgin 2000). | ||