Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: New South Wales/Port Stephens Bay (1984, Nell and Holliday 1988; Nell 2001)
Geographic Extent
New South Wales/Port Stephens Bay (1984, Nell and Holliday 1988; Nell 2001)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Alternate | Oyster Intentional |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
Magallana gigas is a food source for the naitve Mulberry Whelk Mulberry whelk) (Tenguella marginalba), which shows no preference between M. gigas and the native Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) (Wright et al. 2018). | ||