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Incisocalliope aestuarius
VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Incisocalliope aestuarius. 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). Incisocalliope aestuarius - Estuariene poliepvlo, in: Verleye, T. et al. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 243-247, more
Keyword
    Incisocalliope aestuarius (Watling & Maurer, 1973) [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
    Incisocalliope aestuarius, a species of amphipod, is native to estuaries along the American Atlantic coast. By attachment to ship’s hulls or in their ballast water, this species was introduced in Europe. The first observation in Belgium took place in the Zeeschelde in October 1996. This amphipod only occurs in the brackish water of estuaries. It is remarkable that in the Western Scheldt the species occurs almost exclusively in association with hydroid polyps, a habitat hardly used by native amphipods.
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