The ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865 in coastal waters of the Netherlands: An unrecognized invasion?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-277

  Faasse, Marco A ^a   Bayha, Keith M ^b  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Bolinopsis infundibulum; Ctenophore; DNA; Invasive species; Mnemiopsis leidyi; Nuclear

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249672340     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2006.1.4.9     Document Type: Article

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