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Schückel, Ulrike; Schückel, Sabine; Beck, Melanie; Liebezeit, Gerd
Aquatic Invasions, 01/2010, Volume: 5, Issue: Supplement 1Journal Article
The caprellid amphipod Caprella mutica became rapidly established in the North Sea, on the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland, the Irish Sea and English Channel. The first record for C. mutica from Jade Bay, in the southern North Sea, is reported here. High densities exceeding three-hundred individuals per wood panel (approximately 7000 ind./m super(-2)) were found on wooden settlement panels in August/September 2009 associated with the tube-building amphipod species Jassa marmorata and Corophium acherusicum. The extensive mud-tube colonies of J. marmorata and C. acherusicum on the panels provide a suitable habitat for C. mutica attachment.
