Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Sardinia/Italy/Golfo di Olbia (SAVARINO, R. & TUROLLA, E. 2000. Un ospite indesiderato sbarca ad Olbia. Infomare, 9: 2–3., cited by Mistri et al. 2004)
Geographic Extent
Sardinia/Italy/Golfo di Olbia (SAVARINO, R. & TUROLLA, E. 2000. Un ospite indesiderato sbarca ad Olbia. Infomare, 9: 2-3., cited by Mistri et al. 2004); Sardinia/Italy/Rio di Padrongiano Delta, Tyrhennian Sea (Munari 2008); Tunis/Tunisia/Tunis Lagoon (2004, Antit et al. 2011); Amor et al. 2016; la Goulette/Tunisia/Gulf of Tunis (Antit et al. 2011; Amor et al. 2016)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Oyster Accidental |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| In the Rio di Padrongiano Delta, Tyrhennian Sea (Munari et al. 2008) patches of mussels of moderate density, had higher abundances, biomasses and species richness than areas without mussels, but at extremely high mussel densities, benthic diversity decreased (Munari et al. 2008). | ||