Species Regional Summary
Amathia verticillata
None ( MED-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Algiers/Algeria/Mediterranean Sea (1848, Durieu de Maisonneuve 1848, cited by Marchini et al. 2015)

Geographic Extent

near Cartagena/Spain/Mar Menor lagoon islands (1982-86, Pérez-Ruzafa et al.1988, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Mahon and Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands)/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1921, Barroso 1922, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); 'western Mediterranean' (Gautier 1958, cited by Winston 1977); Port de Llançà (Catalonia)/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (2008, Dan Minchin (Pers. Obs.), cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Spain-France-Italy-Algeria/Mediterranean Sea (Ferrario et al. 2018); Marseilles/France/Mediterranean Sea (1962, Gautier 1962, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Menton/France/Mediterranean Sea (1888, Joliet 1888, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Genoa/Italy/Ligurian Sea (1960. Relini 1964, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Leghorn (Livorno)/Italy/Mediterranean Sea (1849, Kützing 1849, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Algiers/Algeria/Mediterranean Sea (1848, Durieu de Maisonneuve 1848, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Rachgoun island/Algeria/Mediterranean Sea (2016, Grimes etal. 2018, 35.317740°;-1.476316°)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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