Species Regional Summary
Polydora hoplura
None ( MED-VII )

Invasion

Invasion Description

Geographic Extent

near Rovinj/Croatia/Limski Canal, Adriatic Sea (1985, Labura and Hrs-Brenko 1990); Croatia/Rasa Bay, Adriatic Sea (1985, Labura and Hrs-Brenko 1990). Infestations in commercial oyster farms, rearing Ostrea edulis, were low, and worm density was not correlated with the condition of the oysters( Labura and Hrs-Brenko 1990).