Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Sette/France/Etang de Thau (1958, Razarihelisoa, M. 1958. Sur la presence de Caprella scaura Templeton 1836 dans le bassin de Thau. Naturalia Monspeliana Zoologia 2:166-171)
Geographic Extent
Alicante/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2011, Cabezas et al. 2014, 38 20 22.70 N, 0 29 10.70 W); Valencia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2011, Cabezas et al. 2014, 39 25 41.20 N, 0 19 56.60W); Barcelona/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2011, Cabezas et al. 2014, 41 22 38.10 N, 2 10 58.50 E); Girona/Spain/Roses Bay (2005, Martínez and Adarraga 2008); Cala Rajada, Balearic Islands/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2011, Cabezas et al. 2014, 39 33 4.680 N, 2 37 52.030 E); Mallorca/Balearic Islands/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (Ros et al. 2013, in 4 harbors); Spain/Roses Bay (2005, Martínez and Adarraga 2008, cited by Ros et al. 2013); Sette/France/Etang de Thau (Razarihelisoa, M. 1958. Sur la presence de Caprella scaura Templeton 1836 dans le bassin de Thau. Naturalia Monspeliana Zoologia 2:166-171); Livorno/Italy/Ligurian Sea (2004, Galil et al. 2008, cited by Martínez and Adarraga 2008; Tempesti et al. 2020); Port Camargue/France/Mediterranean Sea (2015, Martinez-Laiz et al. 2019); Anttibes//France/Mediterranean Sea (2015, Martinez-Laiz et al. 2019, boats and mairnas)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Oyster Accidental |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| On the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Spain, C. scaura tended to replace C. equilibria at salinities at 36-38 PSU, and higher temperatures (Ros et al. 2015) | ||