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EASIN - European Alien Species Information Network

EASIN News for 2016

The solitary ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus (Class: Ascidiacea, Family: Pyuridae) is reported for the first time from Cyprus, found forming aggregations on ropes in a marina and on the hull of a ship; both molecular and morphological diagnostics are provided.

About 130 European scientists and managers gathered at the European workshop on Control and Eradication of Invasive Alien Plant Species, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Hungary in Budapest from 19-21 April 2016, to share experiences regarding the control of invasive alien plants.