Species Regional Summary
Ciona robusta
None ( MED-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record- Naples/Italy/Adriatic Sea (Traustedt 1882, as C. intestinalis, cited by Hoshino and Nishikawa 1985

Geographic Extent

Naples/Italy/Adriatic Tyrhenniand Sea(Traustedt 1882, cited by Hoshino and Nishikawa 1985; Italy-Tunisia/Tyrhennian Sea (Dybern 1965); two populations, Naples/Italy /Fusaro Lagoon (Caputi et al. 2007, molecular ID; Caputi et al. 2015; Caputi et al. 2019); Villaggio Coppola, Naples/Italy/Tyrhennian Sea (Caputi et al. 2007, molecular ID; Caputi et al. 2015); Castellamare di Stabia, Naples/Italy//Tyrhennian Sea (Caputi et al. 2007, molecular ID; Caputi et al. 2015)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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