Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Auckland Islands/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (2009, Westfall and Gardner 2010, northern M. galloprovincialis X M. edulis, southern M. galloprovincialis, 2 specimens, southern M. galloprovincialis). Most of the mussels sampled belonged to the Southern Hemisphere genotype (southern M. galloprovincialis), but 2 mussels were hybrids between the Northern M. galloprovincialis geneotype and M. edulis from the Northern Hemisphere (Westfall and Gardner 2010).
Geographic Extent
Auckland Islands/New Zealand/Pacific Ocean (2009, Westfall and Gardner 2010, northern M. galloprovincialis X M. edulis, southern M. galloprovincialis, 2 specimens, southern M. galloprovincialis)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |