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The alien boatman T verticalis is able to breed successfully in freshwaters
The corixid Trichocorixa verticalis originates from North America and is the only
aquatic hemipteran alien to Europe. It is spreading in south-west Iberia where it is
the dominant corixid in permanent, saline wetlands, where it may have excluded
halotolerant native corixid species. In the Doñana wetland complex in south-west
Spain, it is abundant in temporary brackish ponds but almost absent from
temporary fresh ponds where the native Sigara lateralis is the dominant...
aquatic hemipteran alien to Europe. It is spreading in south-west Iberia where it is
the dominant corixid in permanent, saline wetlands, where it may have excluded
halotolerant native corixid species. In the Doñana wetland complex in south-west
Spain, it is abundant in temporary brackish ponds but almost absent from
temporary fresh ponds where the native Sigara lateralis is the dominant...