Asian Date Mussel—Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842): On-going Invasion in the Azov-Black Sea Basin
Journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
Year: 2025

The morphology, biological traits, sex and size structure, and genetic diversity of the recent invader—the Asian date mussel, Arcuatula senhousia—in the Kerch Strait, Taman Bay, and the southern part of the Sea of Azov were described. The Sea of Azov population exhibits a high level of genetic diversity, comparable to that of other invasion regions. The surveyed population showed significant similarity to invasive populations from both Italy and the United States. Arcuatula senhousia specimens w