A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Zebra Mussel
Dreissena polymorpha superficially resemble marine mussels in the family Mytilidae, and like them, are attached to solid substrates with a byssus.
Articles by Amy Featherstone
I am a currently a teaching assistant and a marine macrobenthic taxonomist. I have a BSc in Marine Biology and Animal Behvaviour and a MSc in Marine Biology. I blog about new research in the field of marine biology, and my main area of research is estuarine ecology.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Wireweed
S. muticum was first found attached in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, in 1971 where it most likely had arrived from France.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Undaria pinnatifida
As it was so recently introduced, we have a full chronology of its spread and there have been plenty of studies on the seaweed so a lot is known.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Thalassiosira punctigera & Thalassiosira tealata
It is not known how either of these species were introduced in the UK. The main hypotheses for this are the same as most other species on the list; ballast transport or introduced by imported oysters.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Styela clava
They are marine filter feeders with a sac-like body structure. In their respiration and feeding they take in water through an inhalant siphon and expel the filtered water through an exhalant siphon.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Rhithropanopeus harrisii
The dwarf crab is native to the east coast of the Americas where it has the distribution from New Brunswick, Canada to north-east Brazil. There is also a breeding fresh water population in the Brazos River basin, Texas.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Petricolaria pholadiformis
It is most common off the coast of Essex and in the Thames estuary (River Medway). There are also isolated populations in both North Wales and Cornwall.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Odontella sinensis
Cells are found either in isolation or in colony where they are organized in straight lines or in a zigzag pattern in the pelagic zone or sometimes attached to other marine species.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: New Zealand Flat Oyster
It still regarded as a potentially important commercial species but it is highly susceptible to a disease (Bonamiosis) caused by Bonamia sp.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Mya arenaria
This clam has many common names including steamers, softshells, longnecks. It is a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae which originates in the mud flats of America.