Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Taiwan/East China Sea (as T. taiwanensis) (Turner 1966); Sasebo/Japan/East China Sea (Wallour 1960); Nagasaki, Kyushu/Japan/East China Sea (Tsunoda 1979); Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu/Japan/Tanabe Bay (Nishimoto et al. 2014, 33° 40’ 46.80’’ N, 135° 21’ 46.00’’
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Industry | |
| In Japan, logs from the timber industry were stored in harbors. Lyrodus pedicellatus was the second-most abundant shipworm attacking these stored logs, often inflicting significant damage (Tsunoda 1979). | ||