Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Tuticorin/India/Gulf of Mannar; India/Vellar estuary (Bay of Bengal); Portonova/India/Bay of Bengal; Colmbo/Sri Lanka/Bay of Bengal (as Teredo pochhammeri) (Turner 1966); India/Visakhapatnam Harbour (Pati et al. 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Herbivory | |
| Lyrodus pedicellatus was reported to be major wood-borer, together with five other shipworm species, in the mangrove forests of Pichavaram on the southeast coast of India (Nair 1984). | ||
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Lyrodus pedicellatus, Teredo furcifera, and other species attack wooden stakes and rafts used in oyster, pearl-oyster, fish and seaweed culture in the Gulf of Mannar (Nair 1984). | ||