First record of the brackish water dreissenid bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata in the northern Baltic Sea
Laine, A.O.; Mattila, J.; Lehikoinen, A. (2006). First record of the brackish water dreissenid bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata in the northern Baltic Sea. Aquat. Invasions 1(1): 38-41
In: Aquatic Invasions. Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC): Helsinki. ISSN 1798-6540; e-ISSN 1818-5487, more
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Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) [WoRMS]
ANE, Baltic, Finland Gulf [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal; Brackish water |
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- Laine, A.O.
- Mattila, J., more
- Lehikoinen, A.
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| Abstract |
Conrad’s false mussel, Mytilopsis leucophaeataM. leucophaeata were discovered in an area affected by cooling water discharges from a nuclear power plant. The introduction of the species has obviously taken place via ballast water transport, resulting in a successful establishment in a favourable warm water environment. Based on the wide salinity tolerance, M. leucophaeata might also colonize areas inhabited by functionally similar bivalves if able to survive the cold winter conditions. |
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