Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Taipei, TamshuliTaiwan/Estuary Of Lintzu Creek (1986, USNM 205651, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2016); Haomei -liao Nature Preserve (Chiayi County)/Taiwan/taiwan Strait (Davidson et al. 2014, 23° 21.661’ N, 120° 07.826’ E)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
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Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Herbivory | |
| Although Sphaeroma terebrans does not digest the roots of mangroves and other plants, the extensive boring of the roots of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa, and of the pneumatophores of Avicennia marina appears to limit the trees' distribution in the lower intertidal (Davidson et al. 2014). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Although Sphaeroma terebrans does not digest the roots of mangroves and other plants, the extensive boring of the roots of the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa, and of the pneumatophores of Avicennia marina appears to limit the trees' distribution in the lower intertidal (Davidson et al. 2014). This may limit the extent of an important habitat for terrestrial amd marine biota. | ||