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Ophiactis savignyi

(Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Echinodermata » Amphilepidida » Ophiactidae » Ophiactis savignyi
Common name (English)
Savigny's brittle star
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Belize 68 1; Belize 202 0; Bermuda 58 1; Bermuda 219 0; Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone 738 3; Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone 65132 0; Colombia 159 1; Colombia 177 0; Comores 16247 0; Costa Rica 175 1; Costa Rica 81 0; Cuba 188 1; Cuba 83 0; Dominican Republic 196 1; Dominican Republic 159 0; Durban Bay 66462 0; Eastern Africa & Madagascar 17462 0; Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone 773 3; Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone 35789 0; Florida 213 1; Florida 129 0; French Exclusive Economic Zone 782 3; French Exclusive Economic Zone 4473 0; Gulf of Suez 648 2; Gulf of Suez 138355 0; Haiti 240 1; Haiti 160 0; Honduras 247 1; Honduras 158 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Kenya 300 1; Kenya 20 0; Madagascar 345 1; Madagascar 23 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin 611 2; Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin 4481 0; Mexico 1992 0; Mozambique 359 1; Mozambique 19 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; North Carolina 408 1; North Carolina 1513 0; Panama 2099 0; Puerto Rico 472 1; Puerto Rico 163 0; Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone 898 3; Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone 75941 0; Seychelles 500 1; Seychelles 1623 0; Somalia 510 1; Somalia 112 0; South Africa (country) 3792 0; Tanzania 529 1; Tanzania 22 0; Tunisia 553 1; Tunisia 200 0; Venezuela 569 1; Venezuela 80 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1998
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125122
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Other notes

1st Med record: 1924

1st Med country: Egypt

References

Zibrowius H (2002) Assessing scale and impact of ship-transported alien fauna in the Mediterranean? p. 63-68. In: Alien marine organisms introduced by ships in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, F. Briand (Ed.), Monaco, CIESM Workshop Monographs 20."

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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