Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Antwerp/Belgium/Scheldte Estuary (1835, Marelli and Gray 1985; Kerckhof et al. 2007; Verween et al. 2010)
Geographic Extent
Cardiff/Wales/Roathe Basin, Cardiff Bay (1996, Oliver et al. 1998); Lincolnshire/England/canals leading to the Wash (2015, Willing 2015); Skirbeck Farm Bridge, ear Boston, Lincolnshire/England/canals leading to the Wash (2015, Willing 2015); England/Thames River estuary (1999, Bamber and Taylor 2002, cited by Heiler et al. 2010); Caen, Normandy/Canal de Caen (English Channel) (1910, Oliver et al. 1998); Antwerp/Belgium/Scheldte Estuary (1835, Marelli and Gray 1985; Kerckhof et al. 2007); Amsterdam/Netherlands/Amstel River (1895, Wolff 2005); Amsterdam & Duisberg/Netherlands/Rhine Delta and Zuider Zee (1943, Van Jutting 1936, 1943, cited by Wolff 2005); Brunsbüttel/Germay/Wadden Sea (Buschbaum et al. 2012); Germany/Weser River (1928, Nehring 2002); Germany/Elbe Estuary (oligo-mesohaline, Nehring 2006); Germany/Nord-Ostsee Canal (1928, Nehring 2002)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Dry Ballast |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Industry | |
| Mytilopsis leucophaeata is known as a major power plant fouling organism in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is more tolerant of high temperatures, chlorination, and salinity than the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymoirpha), which makes it more difficult to eradicate (Rajagopal et al. 2005; Verween et al. 2010). | ||