Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
outhern Russian Pacific maritime region/Russia/Sea of Japan (Golikov et al. 1976); Seoul/Korea/(Museum of Comparative Zoology 2007 Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu/Japan/Sea of Japan (Tsunoda 1979); Sado, Nigata Prefecture, Honshu/Japan/Sea of Japan (Tsunoda 1979); China's Seas (Huang 2001); Tsingdao/China/Yellow Sea [as T. sinensis, T. troschelli (Roch 1931, cited by Turner 1966);
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Economic Impact | Industry | |
In Japan, imported logs were often stored in floating rafts before processing. Teredo navalis was the most common shipworm attacking these stored logs (Tsunoda 1979). | ||