Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Aquarium Point, Dunedin, South Island/New Zealand/Otago Harbour (Heesch et al. 2009) Specimens were identifed by molecular methods (Heesch et al. 2009)
Geographic Extent
Aquarium Point, Dunedin, South Island/New Zealand/Otago Harbour (Heesch et al. 2009); Northland region, North Island/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (Heesch et al. 2009); Wellington, North Island/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (Heesch et al. 2009); Chatham Islands/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (Heesch et al. 2009); Fiordland region, South Island//New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (Heesch et al. 2009)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Oyster Accidental |