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Metacirolana rotunda

(Bruce & Jones, 1978)
Arthropoda » Isopoda » Cirolanidae » Metacirolana rotunda
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1998
Online resource
https://www.marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=256645
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
Pathway detail

"It can be considered a non-indigenous species (NIS), intro-duced by ship transport" (Castello et al. 2020).

References

Castello J, Bitar G, Zibrowius H (2020) Isopoda (Crustacea) from the Levantine Sea with comments on the biogeography of Mediterranean isopods. Mediterranean Marine Science Mediterranean Marine Science 21(2): 308-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.20329

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
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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