Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Sette/France/Etang de Thau (Zenetos et al. 2003)
Geographic Extent
Tarragona/Spain/Ebro Delta (Sagrista et al. 1996); Sette/France/Etang de Thau (Zenetos et al. 2003); Italy/Ligurian Sea (Crocetta 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Fisheries Intentional |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Parasite/Predator Vector | |
| Perkinsus olseni (as P. atlanticus) was reported to cause serious mortality of R. philippinarum and Venerupis decussata on clam farms in the Ebro Delta, Spain. | ||