Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii

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Common name (English)

Sea grapes

Common name (Greek)

Θαλάσσιο σταφύλι

Ηabitat

A: Marine

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1997

Pathway

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

Other notes

Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. requienii

The taxon present in the waters around Cyprus has been determined as var. lamourouxii f. requienii. However, this variety is not currently available through the Catalogue of Life or GBIF, hence we present it at the species level here (Nov. 2022).

References

Argyrou M, Demetropoulos A, Hadjichristophorou M (1999) Expansion of the macroalga Caulerpa racemosa and changes in soft bottom macrofaunal assemblages in Moni Bay, Cyprus. Oceanologica Acta 22: 517–528.

Verlaque, M, Boudouresque, CF, Meinesz, A, Gravez, V (2000) The Caulerpa racemosa complex (Caulerpales, Ulvophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Botatica Maritima 43: 49-68. http://doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2000.005

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