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Lophocladia trichoclados

(C.Agardh) F.Schmitz
Rhodophyta » Ceramiales » Rhodomelaceae » Lophocladia trichoclados
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1997
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
Pathway detail

transported in ballast water in larval stages; attachment to ship hulls

Other notes

1st Med record: 1908

1st Med country: Greece

References

Cirik S, Aysel V, Benli HA, Cihangir B, Unluoglu A (2000) Preliminary studies on the marine vegetation of Northern Cyprus. Turkish Journal of Marine Sciences 6(1): 31-40.

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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