Xenostrobus securis

Basic information
Scientific name	Xenostrobus securis	(No picture)
Major synonym	Limnoperna fortunei kikuchii
Common names	smll brown mussel
Higher taxon	Mytilidae, Mytiloida, Bivalvia, Mollusca
Natural range	Australia and New Zealand
Habitat	Intertidal zone of inner bay and nearby river mouse.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Coast of Kanto, Chubu districts, and western Japan.
Origin	Australia or New Zealand
Date	The first record was at Kojima Bay, Okayama Pref., in 1972.
Route	With ballast water or fouling on ships
Impact	Pollution by fouling on channels.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Adriatic Sea

Reference

Notes

DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn)
Kimura et al. (2004) The Present status of marine alien benthos in Japan, based on a survey of collections in museums and aquaria. Japanese Journal of Benthology. 59:58-67 (in Jpn with English abstract)
Ecol Soc Japan (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijin-Shokan. (in Jpn)
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)

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