Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
'common in whole Mediterranean' (Turner 1966); Finike/Turkey/Mediterranean Sea (Sen et al. 2010); Iskenderun/Turkey/Mediterranean Sea (Sen et al. 2010); Mersin/Turkey/Mediterranean Sea (2002-2007, Borges et al. 2014)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
| Lyrodus pedicellatus was, together with T. naviais, one of the two major wood-borers in Turkish waters. Lyrodus pedicellatus produced more damage in tropical hardwoods than T. navalis, which tended to produce more damage in softwoods (Sen et al. 2010). | ||