Invasion
Invasion Description
The date of introduction in the Adriatic Sea is unknown, but was probably in the 19th century.
Geographic Extent
Italy/Po river Delta (Adriatic Sea); Venice/Italy/Venice Lagoon (Relini et al. 1972- Biological Abstracts); Italy/Scardovari Inlet (Adriatic Sea) (Costa et al. 1976, cited by Koukouras and Matsa 1998); Rovinj/Croatia/Adriatic Sea (Zavodnik and Igic 1968, cited by Pecarevic et al. 2013); Kotor/Montenegro/Adriatic Sea (1983, Montenegro (1983, Petovic et al. 2019)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |