AquaNISInformation system on aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species |
Species | Pontogammarus robustoides [WoRMS] | |
Authority | (Sars, 1894) | |
Family | Pontogammaridae | |
Order | Amphipoda | |
Class | Malacostraca | |
Phylum | Arthropoda | |
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Sub-species level (?) | Not entered |
Native origin (?) | LME: 62. Black Sea --> LME sub-region: Black Sea LME: A2. Caspian Sea --> LME sub-region: Caspian Sea Comments: Ponto-Caspian |
Life form / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Grabowski M (2006) NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Pontogammarus robustoides. – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org |
Sociability / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Grabowski M (2006) NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Pontogammarus robustoides. – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org |
Reproductive frequency (?) | Iteroparous References (not structured): Grabowski M (2006) NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Pontogammarus robustoides. – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org |
Reproductive type (?) | Sexual References: Grabowski M (2006) NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Pontogammarus robustoides. – From: Online Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species – NOBANIS www.nobanis.org |
Developmental trait (?) | Brooding Comments: Reproduction lasts from March/April until October, when the last breeding females are found. |
Characteristic feeding method / Life stage (?) |
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Mobility / Life stage (?) |
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Salinity tolerance range (?) | Exact range: 0.5 - 8.8 References: Paavola M, Olenin S, Leppäkoski E (2005) Are invasive species most successful in habitats of low native species richness across European brackish water seas? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64(4), 738-750Olenin, S., & Daunys, D. (2004). Coastal typology based on benthic biotope and community data: the Lithuanian case study. Coastline Reports, 4, 65-84. References: Paavola M, Olenin S, Leppäkoski E (2005) Are invasive species most successful in habitats of low native species richness across European brackish water seas? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64 (2005) 738-750 Jazdzewski K., Konopacka A. 2002. Invasive Ponto-Caspian species in waters of the Vistula and Oder Basins and the Southern Baltic Sea. In: Leppakoski E., Gollasch S. and Olenin S.(eds), Invasive Aquatic species of Europe - distribution impacts and management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London: 384-398. Arbaciauskas K (2002) Ponto-Caspian amphipods and mysids in the inland waters of Lithuania: history of introduction, current distribution and relations with native Malacostracans. In: Leppakoski E., Gollasch S. and Olenin S.(eds), Invasive Aquatic species of Europe - distribution impacts and management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London: 104-115 Comments: Species of the Ponto-Caspian complex, such as Chelicorophium curvispinum, Chaetogammarus ischnus, Pontogammarus robustoides, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, D. villosus, Dreissena polymorpha, and Litoglyphus naticoides are found only in freshwaters or in oligohaline lagoons, like Vistula Lagoon (salinity 3-5 PSU) or Szczecin Lagoon (0.5-1.5 PSU). |
Habitat modifying ability potential (?) | Keystone species Comments: P. robustoides is a large, competitive and aggressive amphipod species – it is known to predate on other organisms (Oligochaeta, Chironomidae etc., exact data are not available). Thus is may pose a threat to local benthic fauna, including native amphipods (e.g. Gammarus lacustris in freshwaters). |
Toxicity / Life stage (?) | Not relevant |
Bioaccumulation association (?) | Not entered |
Known human health impact? | Not entered |
Known economic impact? | Not entered |
Known measurable environmental impact? | Not entered |
Included in the Target Species list? | Not entered |
Association with vessel vectors (?) | Not entered |
Molecular information | Not entered |
Last update by | Remigijus Jašinskas, 2019-04-16 |