Sargassum muticum
EASIN ID:
R13548
Status:
Alien
Environments:
Marine
Union concern:
No
Member States concern:
Yes
Outermost regions concern:
Yes
Partly Native:
No
Horizon Scanning:
No
Impact:
Yes
Impact source
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Chromista
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Fucales
Family:
Sargassaceae
First Introduction in Europe
FR, 1971
Gruet, Y., 1976. Presence de l'algue Japonaise Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt sur la cote Francaise de Normandie. Bulletin de la Societe des sciences naturelles de Vouest de la France, 74, 101-104.
Additional Information
Risk Assessments
According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968
No Risk Assessments are available at the moment.
Concerned Member States
ES :: IE
Concerned Outermost regions
Madeira
Common Names
No Common Names available
Synonyms
No Synonyms available
CBD Pathways
| Pathway type | Uncertainty level | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | MEDIUM Uncertainty | TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Contaminant on animals (except parasites, species transported by host/vector) |
| Secondary | Not available | TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Contaminant on animals (except parasites, species transported by host/vector) |
| Primary | Not available | TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Parasites on plants (including species transported by host and vector) |
| Secondary | Not available | TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Ship/boat hull fouling |
| Secondary | Not available | UNAIDED: Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5 |