Species Regional Summary
Palaemon elegans
None ( B-X )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Nauvo/Finland/Archipelago Sea (5/2011, Vesakoski 2011, 1 specimen)

Geographic Extent

Nauvo/Finland/Archipelago Sea (5/2011, Vesakoski 2011, 1 specimen); Naantali, Lempisaari to Kasnäs/Finland/Archipelago Sea (2011, Katajisto et al. 2013)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
In experiemnts, native Threespine Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) displayed agression against introduced shrimps (Palaemon elegans), but that reduced numbers of sticklebacks may have permitted the invasions (Jakubaviciute & Candolin 2021).
 

References

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