Invasion

Invasion Description

Some Korean specimens are considered to belong to the subspecies A. valida shimizuensis. Their invasion status is uncertain. Others fit the original description of A. valida (Kim and Kim 1988).

Geographic Extent

Chumunjin/South Korea/Sea of Japan (Kim and Kim 1988, A. v. shimizuensis); Kuryonpo//South Korea/Sea of Japan (Kim and Kim 1988, A. v. valida); Pangojin/South Korea/Sea of Japan (1982, Kim and Kim 1988, A. v. shimizuensis); Sa Dong, Ullong do/South Korea/Sea of Japan (1987, Kim and Kim 1988, A. v. shimizuensis); Sakaiminuto, Honshu/Japan/Lake Nakaumi (Yamauchi et al. 2006)