VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Boccardiella hamata. 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): 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). Boccardiella hamata, in: Verleye, T. et al.Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 561-564, more
Boccardiella hamata is a bristle worm native to the North West Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Currently, the species is found in many temperate regions, including Belgium (since 2001) and the Netherlands. It may have been introduced to Europe via the transport of crustaceans for aquaculture purposes. Alternatively, it may have spread via international shipping. The species drills holes in the calcareous shells of molluscs.
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