Expansion of the barnacle Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854) (cirripedia, Thoracica, Balanidae) into Scandinavian waters based on collection data and niche distribution modeling

• Published in: Aquatic Invasions
• Main Authors: Glenner, Henrik, Lützen, Jørgen, Riano, Laura Camila Pacheco, Noever, Christoph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Invasivesnet 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Kattegat; Lofoten; New Zealand; Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2990433; https://doi.org/10.3391/AI.2021.16.4.06

The barnacle Austrominius modestus, native of New Zealand and Australia was introduced to the South of England around 1943 and has since spread to most coastal waters in Western Europe, including the southern North Sea. Apart from an ephemeral incursion into the Danish Wadden Sea in 1978, since 2010...