Aplidium accarense (Millar, 1953)

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Aplidium accarense (Chordata): non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean, first recorded in 2012 (Spain). NIS status: NIS. Establishment: Established.

Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Aplousobranchia › Polyclinidae › Aplidium

Aphia ID

251587

EASIN ID

R19682

LSID

Copy LSID

Rank

Species

Environment

marine

WoRMS status

Accepted

Catalogue status

Checked & accepted

Last WoRMS sync

1 month ago

Name	Authority	Status	Reason
Name Amaroucium accarense	Authority Millar, 1953	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason original combination

Short ref

López-Legentil et al., 2015

Role

First record

Full ref

López-Legentil, Susanna; Legentil, Miquel L.; Erwin, Patrick M.; Turon, Xavier (2015). Harbor networks as introduction gateways: contrasting distribution patterns of native and introduced ascidians. Biological Invasions, 17(6), 1623-1638.

Doi

10.1007/s10530-014-0821-z

Pdf

PDF

Introduction event

First Mediterranean record

2012

First country

Spain

NIS status

NIS

Establishment

Established

Reference

López-Legentil et al., 2015

EcAp sub-region	NIS status	Establishment status	First record
Subregion Western Mediterranean	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2012
Subregion Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2018
Subregion Aegean-Levantine Sea	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Questionable	First arrival year 1980
Subregion Adriatic Sea	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2022

Country	NIS status	Establishment status	First record	Reference
Country Egypt	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Questionable	First record year 1980	Short ref Ghobashy & Abdel Messeih, 1991
Country Italy	Nis status NIS	Establishment status —	First record year 2018	Short ref Montesanto et al., 2021
Country Spain	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First record year 2012	Short ref López-Legentil et al., 2015
Country Tunisia	Nis status NIS	Establishment status Established	First record year 2020	Short ref Melki et al., 2026

Mediterranean

CBD category	Subcategory	Type	Uncertainty
Category Transport – stowaway	Subcategory 36. Ship/boat hull fouling	Pathway type Primary	Uncertainty N/A

Occurrences

No occurrence has been recorded for this species yet.