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Caulerpa cylindracea

Sonder
Chlorophyta » Bryopsidales » Caulerpaceae » Caulerpa cylindracea
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

First detection year
1991
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
Pathway detail

Transported in ballast water in microscopic stage of life history or as fragments; attachment to ship hulls

Other notes

1st Med record: 1990

1st Med country: Libya

References

Verlaque M, Boudouresque CF, Meinesz A, Gravez V (2000) The Caulerpa racemosa complex (Caulerpales, Ulvophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Botanica Marina 43(1): 49–68. https://doi.org/10.1515/BOT.2000.005

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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