First Record Of Invasive Shell-Boring Worm In Wadden Sea Means Trouble For Oysters

In October 2014, the suspicion arose that the parasite worm Polydora websteri had found its way to the Wadden Sea. Following years of research, that suspicion has now been confirmed: the worm, that likely originates from the Asian Pacific, has arrived in European waters.

Researchers from the German Alfred Wegener Institute...