VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2024). Ptilohyale littoralis, in: Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93: pp. 357-360
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
The amphipod Ptilohyale littoralis originates from the northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean. This organism was introduced to the Netherlands via shipping (ballast water or hull fouling) in 2009 and was first discovered in Belgium in 2022 on the RT1 measurement pole, about 500 meters north of the eastern breakwater of Ostend. This amphipod lives in both brackish and marine environments. It is found in the littoral zone where it hides between stones, oysters, mussels, or under Bladderwrack.
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