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Phallusia nigra

Savigny, 1816
Chordata » Phlebobranchia » Ascidiidae » Phallusia nigra
Common name (English)
Black Tunicate
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone 734 3; Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone 184861 0; Brazil 1010 5; Brazil 685 0; Caribbean Sea 644 2; Caribbean Sea 102006 0; Greece 330 0; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone 8852 0; Gulf of Mexico 643 2; Gulf of Mexico 8870 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 64694 0; Israel 1985 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 71785 0; Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone 818 3; Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone 184583 0; Mediterranean Sea 8851 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 67429 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 67431 0; North Pacific Ocean 681 2; North Pacific Ocean 67428 0; Northern Marianes and Guam Exclusive Economic Zone 71853 0; Panama 1149 5; Panama 2067 0; Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone 873 3; Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone 184261 0; Philippine Sea 672 2; Philippine Sea 71791 0; Southeastern Brazil 184860 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 71886 0; United States Exclusive Economic Zone 934 3; United States Exclusive Economic Zone 71793 0; United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Hawaii) 71797 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2016
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103725
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat hull fouling – Hull
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
Pathway detail

attachment to ship hulls

Other notes

1st Med record: 1952

1st Med country: Israel

References

Ulman A, Ferrario J, Occhpinti-Ambrogi A, Arvanitidis C, Bandi A, Bertolino M, Bogi C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Cicek BA, Deidun A, Ramos-Espla A, Kocak C, Lorenti M, Martinez-Laiz G, Merlo G, Princisgh E, Scribano G, Marchini A, 2017. A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas. PeerJ 5: e3954. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3954

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

Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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