Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Victoria/Port Phillip Bay (1973, as 'Corophium' sp., Poore and Storey 1999)
Geographic Extent
Melbourne/Victoria/Yarra River estuary (1996, Poore and Storey 1999); Werribee/Victoria/Port Phillip Bay (1993, Poore and Storey 1999); Western Port/Victoria/Westernport Bay (Poore and Storey 1999); Boags Rocks/Victoria/Bass Strait Poore and Storey 1999);
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Talman et al. (1999), suggested that the very high densities of corophiids (including M. insidiosum, Poore and Storey 1999) observed in Port Phillip Bay could decrease the stability of sediment, resulting in increased erosion. | ||