Alien Species Alert: Ensis directus. Current statuts of invasions by the marine bivalve Ensis directus

• Main Authors: Gollasch, Stephan, Kerckhof, Francis, Craeymeersch, Johan, Goulletquer, Philippe, Jensen, Kathe, Jelmert, Anders, Minchin, Dan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 2015
• Subjects: Abbott; Anadon; Dumoulin; Norway; Rasmussen; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00269/38007/36090.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00269/38007/

The North American bivalve mollusc Ensis directus (Conrad, 1843) (Bivalvia, Pharidae) is native to the Northwest Atlantic coasts from southern Labrador to northern Florida (Bousfield, 1960; Theroux and Wigley, 1983; Swennen et al., 1985; Abbott and Morris, 2001; Turgeon et al., 2009; Vierna et al.,...