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Acanthophora nayadiformis

Papenfuss, 1968 
Rhodophyta » Ceramiales » Rhodomelaceae » Acanthophora nayadiformis
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Marine habitat
MA1.51 Biocenosis of supralittoral rock
Habitat detail

It really likes that supralittoral rock; can't keep away from it,,

Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic:

First detection year
1997
Impacts
Negative
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
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: 1861

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.

Goffredo S, Dubinsky Z (2013) The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges. Springer Science & Business Media.

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

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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