Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: 5 locations in northwest Spain/Spain/Bay of Bisacay (1955, Fischer-Preite and Prenant 1956, cited by O'Riordan and Ramsay 1999)
Geographic Extent
Luarca/Spain/Bay of Biscay (Miralles et al. 2016);Avilés/Spain/Bay of Biscay (Miralles et al. 2016); Villaviciosa/Spain/Bay of Biscay (Miralles et al. 2016); Ribadesella/Spain/Bay of Biscay (Miralles et al. 2016); 5 locations in northwest Spain/Spain/Bay of Bisacay (1955, Fischer-Preite and Prenant 1956, cited by O'Riordan and Ramsay 1999); Arcachon/France/Bay of Biscay (1964, O'Riordan and Ramsay 1999),; Setubal/Portugal/Bay of Setubal (O'Riordan and Ramsay 1999); Portugal/Atlantic Ocean (1956, Chainho et al. 2015); Oeiras, Alcântara, Parque das Nações marinas/Portugal/Tagus estuary (Afonso et al. 2020); Faro/Portugal/Culf of Cadiz (1998, southernmost locality) (O'Riordan and Ramsay 1999; Ruiz 2015); Minho to Aveiro/Portugal/Atlantic Ocean (rubal et al. 2021)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |