Species Regional Summary
Amphibalanus improvisus
None ( AG-3 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: near the dam, Khorramshur/Iraq/Shatt Al-Basrah canal, Iraq (11/30/12010, Naser et al. 2015, 30°24'33.75"N; 47°46'32.32"E, on the carapace of Eriocheir hepuensis, many specimens on one crap)

Geographic Extent

near the dam, Khorramshur/Iraq/Shatt Al-Basrah canal, Iraq (11/30/12010, Naser et al. 2015, 30°24'33.75"N; 47°46'32.32"E, on the carapace of Eriocheir hepuensis, many specimens on one crap)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

Naser, Murtada D.;Rainbow, Philip S.; Clark, Paul F.; Yasser, Amaal Gh.; Jones, Diana S. (2015) The barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854), and the mitten crab Eriocheir: one invasive species getting off on another!, BioInvasions Records 4: In press


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