Microcosmus exasperatus
Atlantic Coast of South America 184845 0; Mediterranean Sea 8851 0; Mozambique 19 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 67431 0; Pacific Coast of Panama 184858 0; Panama 1149 5; Panama 2067 0; South Africa (country) 8866 0; Southeastern Brazil 184860 0; Tunisia 200 0
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1st Med record: 1998
1st Med country: Tunisia
Gewing MT, Bronstein O, Nagar LR, Granot I, Frid O, Shenkar N (2016) First record of the non-indigenous ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus Heller 1878, in Cyprus. Marine Biodiversity Records 46: 937-941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0442-5
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