Invasion
Invasion Description
1at Record: Rio de Janeiro/Brazil/Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon (3/2014, Rizzo et al. 2014, 22 57?02??S 22 58?09??W, 43 11?09??S 43813?03??W)
Geographic Extent
Rio de Janeiro/Brazil/Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon (3-5/2014, Rizzo et al. 2014, , 22 57?02??S 22 58?09??W, 43 11?09??S 43813?03??W); Maricá-Guarapina lagoon system (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, da Rocha et al. 2023().
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Herbivory | |
Compared to a native bivalve, Mytilopsis leucophaeta could increase its ingestion rate at high phytoplankton concentrations (Rodrigues et al. 2023) | ||
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |