Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Yokosuka/Ise Bay (Wallour 1960); Hiroshima/Japan (as T. hibicola) (Turner 1966); 'Japan' (as T. yatsui?) (Turner 1966); Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu/Seto Inland Sea (Tsunoda 1979)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Industry | |
| In Japan, logs from the timber industry were stored in harbors. Lyrodus pedicellatus was the second-most abundant shipworm attacking these stored logs, often inflicting significant damage (Tsunoda 1979). | ||