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Amphistegina lobifera

Larsen, 1976
Foraminifera » Rotaliida » Amphisteginidae » Amphistegina lobifera
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Aegean Sea 692 2; Aegean Sea 65481 0; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone 9224 0; Guam 361 1; Guam 2111 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Laccadive Sea 654 2; Laccadive Sea 5848 0; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 843 3; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 36868 0; Marmara Sea 65669 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; New Caledonia 441 1; New Caledonia 169 0; Red Sea 650 2; Red Sea 21246 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic:

First detection year
1976
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490083
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

1st Med record: 1959

1st Med country: Israel, Greece, Turkey

References

Langer MR, Hottinger L (2000) Biogeography of selected “larger” foraminifera. Micropaleontology, 46 (supplement 1): 105-127.

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

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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