VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Aplidium glabrum. 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). Aplidium glabrum - Glanzende bolzakpijp, in: Verleye, T. et al.Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 589-593, more
Aplidium glabrum is native to the cold and Arctic regions. It is a colony-forming species with a striking sponge-like appearance. The colonies have the shape of crusty lumps, are slightly translucent and can be grey, yellow or even orange (caused by the presence of larvae) in colour. A. glabrum got first reported along our coast in 2000 in the marina of Zeebrugge. There, it grows on ropes, quays, pontoons and other hard substrates. Most likely, the species got introduced via the oyster import.
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