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Paratapes textilis

(Gmelin, 1791)
Mollusca » Venerida » Veneridae » Paratapes textilis
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2004
Online resource
http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863039
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
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Other notes

Paratapes textilis ex Paphia textile

1st Med record: 1939

1st Med country: Egypt

References

Zenetos A, Konstantinou F, Konstantinou G (2009) Towards homogenization of the Levantine alien biota: Additions to the alien molluscan fauna along the Cypriot coast. Marine Biodiversity Records (2): e156. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267209990832

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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Akrotiri Environment

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