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The amphipod Melita nitida was originally only found on the east and west coast of North-America. The species was first recorded in Europe (which it reached through transportation on ship’s hulls or in ballast water), in the Seascheldt in 1996. Remarkably, this species often occurs underneath Japanese oysters Crassostrea gigas and rocks: places that are less inhabited by indigenous amphipods.
VLIZ Alien Species Consortium. (2010).
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Alien species
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De elegante honingvlokreeft Melita nitida was oorspronkelijk enkel terug te vinden langs de oost- en westkusten van Noord-Amerika. Via scheepvaart (op scheepsrompen of in het ballastwater) kwam de soort naar Europa, waar hij voor het eerst opgemerkt werd in de Zeeschelde in 1996. Opmerkelijk is dat dit vlokreeftje vooral voorkomt onder Japanse oesters Crassostrea gigas en onder stenen: plekken die door inheemse vlokreeften minder bevolkt worden.
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Distribution
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Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway)
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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