VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Neomysis americana. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende 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). Neomysis americana - Amerikaanse aasgarnaal, in: Verleye, T. et al.Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 281-285, more
The opossum shrimp Neomysis americana (order Mysida) originates from the Eastern Coast of North America. Through transport in the ballast water of ships, the species ended up on the Atlantic Coast of South America in the late 1960s and, from 2010, also in Western Europe. In 2012, the species was first observed in Belgian waters. It is uncertain if Neomysis americana will become invasive, as the species does not have an invasive character in South America and has become a crucial part of the local food web.
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