Species Regional Summary
Palaemon macrodactylus
None ( NEA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: West Thurrock Power Station/England/Thames estuary (1992, Worsfold and Ashelby 2006, 51.469 N, 0.290 E )

Geographic Extent

Felixstowe and Harwich areas, Essex/England/Orwell estuaries, English Channel (2000, Ashelby et al. 2004); Rochester, Kent/England/Medway Estuary (2004, Worsfold and Ashelby 2006, 0.5013 E, 51.3918 N and 0.5144 E 51.3856 N); West Thurrock Power Station/England/Thames estuary (1992, Worsfold and Ashelby 2006, 0.290, E 51.469N); Tilbury Power Station/England/Thames estuary (2006, Worsfold and Ashelby 2006, 0.389 E 51.4515 N); Greenwich/England/Thames estuary (2005, Worsford and Ashelby 2006, 0.0096 W 51.484N); Zeebruge/Belgium/North Sea (2006, De Blauwe 2006; Strandvlo. 2006 26(1): 22-23; Kerckfoff et al. 2007); Ghent/Belgium/Ghent Harbor, Scheldt estuary (1998, Boets et al. 2011); Antwerp/Belgium/Schelde estuary (9/25/2003, Soors et al. 2010); NPP Doel Power Plant/Belgium/Schelde estuary (8/17/2007, Soors et al. 2010); Walsoorden/Netherlands/Westerschelde (1999, d'Udekem d'Acoz et al. 2005); Ijmuiden/Netherlands/Noordzeekanaal (2004, d'Udekem d'Acoz et al. 2005); Rotterdam/Netherlands/Nieuwe Waterweg (2004, d'Udekem d'Acoz et al. 2005); Bremen area/Germany/Geeste River mouth, Weser estuary (2005, Gonzalez-Ortegon et al. 2007); Emden-Cuxhaven/Germany/Wadden Sea (2014, Rohde et al. 2017); France/Bay of Somme (2009, Lavesque et al. 2010, 50°14'N 01°31'E); France/Bay of Seine (2007, Lavesque et al. 2010, 49°26'N 00°11'E)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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