First record of the alien hooked mussel Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Belgium

Authors

  • Lucilla Boito University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Tom Van den Neucker University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Stefan Van Damme University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Jonas Schoelynck University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2022.105

Keywords:

Ischadium recurvum, non-native, invasive, hooked mussel, Belgium

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2022-12-01

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Boito, L., Van den Neucker, T., Van Damme, S., & Schoelynck, J. (2022). First record of the alien hooked mussel Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Belgium. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 152. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2022.105

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