Coscinodiscus wailesii
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, more
In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950, more
Related to:VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Coscinodiscus wailesii. 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
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Coscinodiscus wailesii Gran & Angst, 1931 [WoRMS]
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- Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
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- VLIZ Alien Species Consortium, more
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The marine diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is thought to have arrived in Europe by transport with young Japanese oysters. Alternatively, it might have been transported with the ballast water of cargo ships. This diatom belongs to the phytoplankton, which implies that these organisms spread locally with the prevailing sea currents. The species was likely introduced to Belgium around 1979 and is now a common planktonic alga in our coastal waters, present year-round. |
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