Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Turkey/Sea of Marmara (1986, Cinar et al. 2005)
Geographic Extent
Turkey/Sea of Marmara (1986, Cinar et al. 2005); Istanbul/Turkey/Golden Horn (2005, Cinar et al. 2009)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Çinar, Melih Ertan (2006) Serpulid species (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from the Levantine coast of Turkey (eastern Mediterranean), with special emphasis on alien species., Aquatic Invasions 1(4): 223-240Çinar, Melih Ertan; Balkis, Husamttin; Albayrak, Sertan; Dagli, Ertan; Karhan, Unsal Sellahattin (2009) Distribution of polychaete species (Annelida: Polychaeta) on the polluted soft substrate of the Golden Horn estuary, with special emphasis on the alien species, Cahiers de Biologie Marine 50: 1-17