Alien species
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De Amerikaanse strandschelp Rangia cuneata komt oorspronkelijk uit de Golf van Mexico. Van daaruit koloniseerde deze tweekleppige de Atlantische kust van Noord-Amerika en Europa. De eerste Europese melding vond plaats in augustus 2005 in de haven van Antwerpen. Introductie gebeurde hoogstwaarschijnlijk door transport van larven in het ballastwater van schepen. Deze soort leeft vooral in estuaria, in brak en zoetwater. In havens kan de Amerikaanse strandschelp voor overlast zorgen door zich te vestigen in industriële koelwatersystemen, waar het de optimale waterstroom kan blokkeren.
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- Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). Carlton J. T (1992). Introduced Marine and Estuarine Mollusks of North America: An end-of-the-20th-Century Perspective. J Shellfish Res, 11(2):489-505. Verween, A.; Kerckhof, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2006). First European record of the invasive brackish water clam Rangia cuneata (G.B Sowerby I, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 1(4): 198-203.
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Alien species
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The Atlantic Rangia or wedge clam Rangia cuneata originates from the Gulf of Mexico. From there this bivalve colonized the Atlantic coast of North-America and Europe. The species was first reported in Europe in August 2005 in the Harbour of Antwerp. Introduction most likely happened through transport of larvae in ballast water of ships. The species mainly live in estuaries, brackish and freshwater. In ports, the Atlantic Rangia can become a pest as it establishes itself in industrial cooling pipes where it can obstruct optimal water flow.
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- Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). Carlton J. T (1992). Introduced Marine and Estuarine Mollusks of North America: An end-of-the-20th-Century Perspective. J Shellfish Res, 11(2):489-505. Verween, A.; Kerckhof, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2006). First European record of the invasive brackish water clam Rangia cuneata (G.B Sowerby I, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 1(4): 198-203.
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- Vandepitte, Leen [email]
Distribution
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Distribution of the subprovince extends northward of Carolinian, Cape Hatteras through Florida
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- Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010). Carlton J. T (1992). Introduced Marine and Estuarine Mollusks of North America: An end-of-the-20th-Century Perspective. J Shellfish Res, 11(2):489-505. Verween, A.; Kerckhof, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2006). First European record of the invasive brackish water clam Rangia cuneata (G.B Sowerby I, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 1(4): 198-203.
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
