VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2024). Ammothea hilgendorfi - Zebrazeespin, in: Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93: pp. 155-160
In: Verleye, T.J. et al. (2024). Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 9789464206319. 826 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/96
In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950
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VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Ammothea hilgendorfi. 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., more
The Pacific brown-banded sea-spider Ammothea hilgendorfi was originally found only along the coastal areas of the tropical and northern parts of the Pacific Ocean, but through international shipping, the species was transported to the Mediterranean (1979, Venetian Lagoon) and the British coast (1978, Southampton). From there, the species spread further in southern England towards the North Sea. The first observations in the North Sea date back to 2010 (Essex, England). Since 2013, Ammothea hilgendorfi has also been found in Belgian waters. It is not known whether the species has a negative effect on the ecosystem.
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