Impact ID6221
Impact TypeCompetition
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionIn the Upper ParanĂ¡ River, native freshwater sponges compete with and overgrow Limnoperna fortunei. The following six species of freshwater sponge were observed overgrowing or surrounding L. fortunei: Corvospongilla seckti, Drulia cf. brownii, Oncosclera navicella, Sterrastrolepis brasiliensis, Tubella repens, and Uruguaya corallioides.
Reference41165
Cost 
LocationUpper Paraná River, South America

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