Top 25 Marine Non-Indigenous Species in the Pacific Region

Location

SAMOA

SPREP LIBRARY

Publisher

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Publication Year:

2022

Publication Place

Apia Samoa

Physical Description:

1 p

Call Number

[EL]

Relevant Countries

Pacific Region

Material Type

Toolkit

Poster

Language

English

Project ID:

1156

Record ID:

937

General Notes

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Top 25 Marine non-indigenous species in the Pacific region

Abstract

These are the top 25 marine non-indigenous species of concern identified for the Pacific island countries and territories.

Species:

Microcosmus squamiger (Scaly tunicate)

Ruditapes philippinarum (Japanese carpet shell)

Mytilopsis sallei (Black striped mussel)

Perna viridis (Asian green mussle)

Crassostrea virginica (Atlantic oyster)

Pinctada imbricata (Rayed pearl oyster)

Amathia verticillata (Spaghetti bryozoan)

Amphibalanus eburneus (Ivory barnacle)

Amphibalanus amphitrite (Striped acorn barnacle)

Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster)

Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii (Swimming crab)

Rapana venosa (Veined rapa whelk)

Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica (Asian paddle crab)

Callinectes sapidus Rathbun (Atlantic blue crab)

Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)

Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Estuarine mud crab)

Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Asian shore crab)

Carijoa riisei (Snowflake coral)

Tubastraea tagusensis (Sun cup coral)

Sargassum muticum (Japanese wireweed)

Acanthophora spicifera (Red seaweed)

Eucheuma denticulatum (Red seaweed)

Kappaphycus alvarezii (Red seaweed)

Gracilaria salicornia (Knobbly agar seaweed)

Mycale grandis (Orange keyhole sponge)

Theme(s):

Legislation, Policy, Protocols

Related Project(s):

GEF 6 RIP

Programme(s):

Protect Our Islands (POI)

Tag(s)

gef 6 rip

biosecurity

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