Cladophora cf. patentiramea

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Ηabitat

A: Marine

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1991

Pathway

4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast

4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

Pathway detail

Transported in ballast water in microscopic stage of life history or as fragments; attachment to ship hulls; Suez Canal

References

Argyrou M (2000) The “cladophora” phenomenon in the coastal waters of Cyprus. In: United Nations Environment Programme (Ed.), Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation. AJACCIO, 3-4 OCTOBRE 2000. pp. 69-73.

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6