Species Regional Summary
Mytilus edulis
None ( NZ-VIII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Auckland Islands/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (2009, Westfall and Gardner 2010, northern M. galloprovincialis X M. edulis 2 specimens, southern M. galloprovincialis). Most of the mussels sampled belonged to the Southern Hemisphere genotype (southern M. galloprovincialis), but 2 mussels were hybrids between the Northern M. galloprovincialis genotype and M. edulis from the Northern Hemisphere (Westfall and Gardner 2010)

Geographic Extent

Auckland Islands/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (2009, Westfall and Gardner 2010, M. g. N X M. e., M. g. S, 2 specimens),

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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