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Acanthosiphonia echinata (Harvey) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2018

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Acanthosiphonia echinata (Rhodophyta): non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean, first recorded in 2018 (Italy). NIS status: NIS. Establishment: Established.

Classification
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae › Acanthosiphonia
Aphia ID
1346674
EASIN ID
R20258
LSID
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Rank
Species
Environment
marine
WoRMS status
Accepted
Catalogue status
Checked & accepted
Last WoRMS sync
5 days ago
Synonyms
Name Authority Status Reason
Name
Neosiphonia echinata
Authority
(Harvey) N.Mamoozadeh & D.W.Freshwater, 2011
Status
Unaccepted
Unacceptreason

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Name
Polysiphonia echinata
Authority
Harvey, 1853
Status
Unaccepted
Unacceptreason

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Name
Polysiphonia fracta
Authority
Harvey, 1853
Status
Unaccepted
Unacceptreason
synonym
Literature references
  • Short ref
    Wolf et al., 2020
    Role
    First record
    Full ref
    Wolf, Marion A.; Buosi, Alessandro; Sfriso, Adriano (2020). First record of Acanthosiphonia echinata (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea, molecular and morphological characterization. Botanica Marina, 63(3), 241-245.
    Doi
    10.1515/bot-2019-0072

Introduction event

First Mediterranean record
2018
Exact collection year
First country
Italy
NIS status
NIS
Establishment
Established
Reference
Wolf et al., 2020
Subregion records
EcAp sub-region NIS status Establishment status First record
Subregion
Adriatic Sea
Nis status
NIS
Establishment status
Established
First arrival year
2018
Subregion
Western Mediterranean
Nis status
NIS
Establishment status
Unknown
First arrival year
2022
Country records
Country NIS status Establishment status First record Reference
Country
Italy
Nis status
NIS
Establishment status
Established
First record year
2018
Short ref
Wolf et al., 2020
Country
France
Nis status
NIS
Establishment status
Unknown
First record year
2022
Short ref
Varrella et al., 2025
Mediterranean
CBD category Subcategory Type Uncertainty
Category
Transport – stowaway
Subcategory
36. Ship/boat hull fouling
Pathway type
Primary
Uncertainty
Medium
Category
Transport – contaminant
Subcategory
24. Contaminant on animals (except parasites, species transported by host/vector)
Pathway type
Primary
Uncertainty
Medium

Occurrences

No occurrence has been recorded for this species yet.