Species Regional Summary
Caulerpa taxifolia (invasive genotype)
None ( MED-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Marina de Campo, Elba/Italy/Tyrrhenian Sea (1993, Meinesz 1999)

Geographic Extent

Marino di Campo, Elba/Italy/Tyrrhenian Sea (1992, Meinesz 1999); Livorno/Italy/Tyrrhenian Sea (1992, Meinesz 1999; ); Capo di Stella, Elba/Italy/Tyrrhenian Sea (1992, Meinesz 1999);;Villa San Giovanni/Italy/Straits of Messina; Ganzirra (Sicily)/Italy/Straits of Messina (1993, Meinesz 1999); Isoli Egadi, Sicily/Italy/Tyrhennian Sea (2009, Meinesz et al. 2010); Sidi Daoud/Tunisia/Tyrhennian Sea (2001, Sghaier et al. 2016)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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