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Ceratonereis mirabilis

Kinberg, 1865
Annelida » Phyllodocida » Nereididae » Ceratonereis mirabilis
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Caribbean Sea 644 2; Caribbean Sea 17342 0; Cuba 188 1; Cuba 83 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Madagascar 345 1; Madagascar 23 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; Mozambique 359 1; Mozambique 19 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; Puerto Rico 472 1; Puerto Rico 163 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1997
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130372
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

1st Med record: 1974

1st Med country: Israel

References

Çinar ME (2005) Polychaetes from the coast of northern Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea), with two new records for the Mediterranean Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 46: 143-159.

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2):109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

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

Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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