Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla

(M.Vahl) C.Agardh

Chlorophyta » Bryopsidales » Caulerpaceae » Caulerpa taxifolia

Ηabitat

A: Marine

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

2009

Pathway

4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast

Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023), excluding ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Botanical garden/zoo/aquaria (excluding domestic aquaria).

Other notes

Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla

The taxon present in the waters around Cyprus has been determined as var. distichophylla. However, this variety is not currently available through the Catalogue of Life or GBIF, hence we present it at the species level here (Nov. 2018).

References

Çiçek BA, Kurt O, Taşkin E, Öztürk M (2013) First report of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) from northern Cyprus. Rapports de la Commission Internationale pour l’Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 40: 600.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/