Species Regional Summary
Amathia verticillata
None ( CIO-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Madras/India/Bay of Bengal (Robertson, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995).

Jebakumar et al. (2017) argue for an introduced status for Amatia verticillata in India, noting its scarcity on natural substrates, and for its scattered occurrence on artifical structures in harbors.

Geographic Extent

Madras/India/Bay of Bengal (Robertson 1921, cited by Cohen and Carlton 1995); Visakhapatnam/India/Bay of Bengal (Rao and Ganapati 1978); Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu/India/Arabian Sea (Jebakumar et al. 2017); Rameshwaran, Tamil Nadu/India/Arabian Sea (Jebakumar et al. 2017)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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