Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus amphitrite
None ( NEA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: La Rochelle/France/Pertuis d'Antioch (1914, Goulletquer et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

La Rochelle/France/Pertuis d'Antioch (1914, Goulletquer et al. 2002)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Balanus amphitrite is a frequent fouling organism of cultured Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in warmer waters (Grizel and Heral 1991; Grizel 1994).
 

References

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