Species Regional Summary
Amathia verticillata
None ( MED-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Tunisia/Gulf of Gabès (1934, Seurat 1934, cited by Marchini et al. 2015)

Geographic Extent

Catania (Sicily)/Italy/Ionian Sea (1952, Gautier 1958, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Malta/Mediterranean Sea (2016, Ulman et al. 2017); Tunisia/Gulf of Gabès (1934, Seurat 1934, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Taranto/Italy/Mar Piccolo di Taranto, Ionian Sea (1972-82; 2003-2004, Montanaro1983); Italy/Gulf of Taranto (2013-2015, Lezzi et al. 2017); Pierri et al. 2010, all cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Greece/Gulf of Patras (1981, Castritsi-Cathrios and Ganias 1989, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Gulf of Corinth/Greece/Gulf of Corinth (1970-1980, Castritsi-Cathrios and Kiortsis 1984, cited by Marchini et al. 2015); Italy-Tunisia (Ferrario et al. 2018); Tripoli/Libya/Gulf of Sidra (Eizgalla et al. 2019, 6-11/2018, 32.853970; 13.054376)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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