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Antithamnionella ternifolia
VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Antithamnionella ternifolia. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria = Non-indigenous species from the Belgian part of the North Sea and estuaria. VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (VLIZ): Oostende. Diff. pag. pp.
Part of: Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria = Non-indigenous species from the Belgian part of the North Sea and estuaria. VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (VLIZ): Ostend. ISSN 2983-5518
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VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2020). Antithamnionella ternifolia - Drietakkig rooddonswier, in: Verleye, T. et al. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 45-49, more
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    Antithamnionella ternifolia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Lyle, 1922 [WoRMS]
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  • Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria
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  • VLIZ Alien Species Consortium
Abstract
    The area of origin of Antithamnionella ternifolia is unclear, although there are suspicions that it originates from the Southern Hemisphere. This non-indigenous red alga is thought to have entered – and spread in – European waters by clinging to ship hulls and ropes. In 1970, A. ternifolia was observed for the first time in Belgium in the Sluice Dock of Ostend. The species grows on almost any type of hard substrate and reproduces quickly, two factors that contribute to its success.
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