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- Title
Hitchhiking Exotic Clam: Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) Transported via the Ornamental Plant Trade.
- Authors
Patoka, Jiří; Patoková, Barbora
- Abstract
Ornamental aquaculture is one of the main sources of non-native species worldwide. Unintentionally transported "hitchhiking" organisms have been previously recorded; although most of these species are transported from tropical regions, here we report on the first accidental transport of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a shipment of ornamental Aegagropila linnaei (Chlorophyta) from Russia to the Czech Republic. This invasive mussel is listed on the national blacklist of alien species in the Czech Republic and can be easily released in outdoor garden ponds together with A. linnaei. Since the Czech Republic is known to be a gateway for aquatic ornamental species from a European perspective, re-export to other European countries is also possible. Thus, the spread of D. polymorpha via this pathway cannot be excluded. This finding should be of importance to conservationists, traders, decision-makers and other stakeholders.
- Subjects
CZECH Republic; ZEBRA mussel; ORNAMENTAL plants; INTRODUCED species; WATER gardens; HITCHHIKING; ORNAMENTAL fishes; BOTANICAL gardens; CLAMS
- Publication
Diversity (14242818), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 9, p410
- ISSN
1424-2818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/d13090410