The invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid, Hemimysis anomala, reaches the UK
Holdich, D.; Gallagher, S.; Rippon, L.; Harding, P.; Stubbington, R. (2006). The invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid, Hemimysis anomala, reaches the UK. Aquat. Invasions 1(1): 4-6
In: Aquatic Invasions. Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC): Helsinki. ISSN 1798-6540; e-ISSN 1818-5487, more
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Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Hemimysis anomala G.O. Sars, 1907 [WoRMS]
British Isles, England, Trent R. [Marine Regions]; British Isles, England, West Midlands [Marine Regions]
Brackish water; Fresh water |
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- Holdich, D.
- Gallagher, S.
- Rippon, L.
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- Harding, P.
- Stubbington, R.
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| Abstract |
The invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid crustacean Hemimysis anomala has been recorded for the first time in the UK in November 2004, and in 2005 at a number of sites in the English Midlands. It occurs in both lentic and lotic environments, including the margins of the relatively fast-flowing River Trent, and large swarms have been observed in one lake. It is not known how the mysid reached the English Midlands, although one site hosts international rowing events. |
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