Melibe viridis
Greece 233 1; Greece 330 0; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 843 3; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 36868 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone 927 3; Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone 65681 0
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Alien:
Transported in ballast water in larval stages; attachment to ship hulls.
CBD pathway UNAIDED: Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5 added as per EASIN (2023).
1st Med record: 1970
1st Med country: Greece
Sanchez Villarejo F (2007) Melibe 'fimbriata' from Cyprus. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find.cfm?id=20207
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
Tsiakkiros L, Zenetos A (2011) Further additions to the alien mollusc fauna along the Cypriot coast: new opisthobranchia species. Acta Adriatica 52(1): 115-124.
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