On the presence of a well established population of the Black striped mussel Mytilopsis sallei in the lower part of the Qishon River, Israel
Mienis, H.K. (2014). On the presence of a well established population of the Black striped mussel Mytilopsis sallei in the lower part of the Qishon River, Israel. Triton 30: 27-30
In: Triton: Journal of the Israel Malacological Society. Israel Malacological Society: Rehovot. ISSN 1565-1916, more
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Distribution
Israel
Bivalvia [WoRMS]; Dreissenidae J. E. Gray, 1840 [WoRMS]; Mollusca [WoRMS]; Mytilopsis sallei (Récluz, 1849) [WoRMS]
Israel [Marine Regions]
Brackish water |
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The Black striped mussel Mytilopsis sallei, a brackish water species originally described from Guatemala in Central America, is here reported from the lower part of the Qishon River, Israel. Since it is a well-known invasive species of faunistic and economic nuisance its possible spread to other Mediterranean coastal rivers in Israel and elsewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean should be regularly monitored. |
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