Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Venice/Italy/Lagoon of Venice (1966, Cesari and Pellizzato 1985) (Excluding much earlier introductions of C. angulata}
Geographic Extent
Italy/Adriatic Sea ('all the northern lagoons') (1966, Cesari and Pellizzato 1985); Italy-Slovenia/Gulf of Trieste (Valli 1980, cited by Crocetta 2011; Crocetta 2012; Lipej et al. 2012); Croatia/Lim Bay, Budava Bay, Marina Bay and Mali Ston Bay (2015, Sevic-Bubic 2018); Kotor/Montenegro/Adriatic Sea (1977, Petovic et al. 2019)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Oyster Intentional |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Magallana gigas (Pacific Oyster) is cultivated in Italy (Cesari and Pellizzato 1985; Ruesink et al. 2005). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Ezget-Balic et al. (2021) found significant overlap in feeding between M. gigas, and native Ostrea edulisand recommeded agianst the introduction of M. gigas to Lim Bay, Croatia. | ||
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Ezget-Balic et al. (2021) found that n M. gigas had significant predaiton on and native Ostrea edilis larvare, and recommeded agianst the introduction of M. gigas to Lim Bay, Croatia. | ||