Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Zadar/Croatia/Adriatic Sea (1983, Ribera and Boudouresque 1995)
Geographic Extent
Zadar/Croatia/Adriatic Sea (1983, Ribera and Boudouresque 1995); Cesenatico/Italy/Adriatic Sea (Bullieri et al. 2006; Bulleri et al. 2007); Slovenia/Gulf of Trieste (1992, Munda 1992, cited by Lipej et al. 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Oyster Accidental |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| The juvenile thalli (primordia) and the adult canopies of Codium fragile both had positive effects on the recruitment and survival of Mediterranean Mussels (Mytlilus galloprovincialis) on breakwaters in the Adriatic Sea. The primordia offered an irregular surface, and may have altered flow, and encouraged filamentous algae, favoring settlement of larvae. The mature canopy may also buffer mussels from thermal stress and desiccation (Bulleri et al. 2006). | ||