The marine splash midge Telmatogon japonicus, Diptera; Chironomidae) - extreme and alien?
In: Biological Invasions. Springer: London. ISSN 1387-3547; e-ISSN 1573-1464, more
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| Keywords |
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Aquatic insects
Offshore
Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Windmills
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933 [WoRMS]
ANE, Baltic [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Baltic Sea; Invasive species; Marine insect; Offshore windmills;Telmatogeton japonicus |
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- Brodin, Y.
- Andersson, M.H.
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| Abstract |
We found all developmental stages of the midge Telmatogeton japonicus (Chironomidae) on offshore windmills near the major Swedish seaport Kalmar in the southern Baltic Sea. This might be the first record of an insect species really inhabiting the offshore areas of the Baltic Sea. A thorough analysis of previous findings of the species, its history in Europe and its ecology indicates that T. japonicus quite likely is an alien species in Europe introduced from the Pacific Ocean. Shipping is probably the vector, as all records in the Baltic Sea and several from the Eastern Atlantic Sea are near major seaports. Our analysis further suggests that T. japonicus might be both advantageous and disadvantageous to native species in the Baltic Sea. T. japonicus should be kept under observation within monitoring programmes as it might expand its distribution as a result of the construction of new windmills in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere in European marine and brackish water habitats. |
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