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Styela clava (Chordata): non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean, first recorded in 2005 (France). NIS status: NIS. Establishment: Established.

Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Stolidobranchia › Styelidae › Styela
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Species
marine
Accepted
Checked & accepted
1 month ago
Name Authority Status Reason
(Herdman, 1881)
Unaccepted
new combination
Ritter & Forsyth, 1917
Unaccepted
synonym
Carlisle, 1954
Unaccepted
original combination
(Herdman, 1881)
Unaccepted
new combination
  • Herdman, 1881
    Original description
    Herdman, W. A. (1881). Preliminary report on the Tunicata of the Challenger expedition. Cynthiidae. Proceeding of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 11(3): 52-88.

Introduction event

2005
France
NIS
Established

No reference linked

EcAp sub-region NIS status Establishment status First record
Adriatic Sea
NIS
Unknown
2021
Aegean-Levantine Sea
NIS
Questionable
1985
Western Mediterranean
NIS
Established
2005

No country recorded.

CBD category Subcategory Type Uncertainty
Transport – contaminant
24. Contaminant on animals (except parasites, species transported by host/vector)
Primary
N/A
Transport – contaminant
26. Contaminant on plants (except parasites, species transported by host/vector)
Primary
N/A
Transport – stowaway
36. Ship/boat hull fouling
Primary
N/A
Unaided
44. Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5
Primary
N/A

Occurrences

No occurrence has been recorded for this species yet.