EASIN

European Alien Species Information Network


Species Factsheet

Mnemiopsis leidyi
LSID: urn:lsid:easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu:species:R09524
   
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Mnemiopsis leidyi
EASIN ID:
R09524
Status:
Alien
Environments:
Marine, Oligohaline
Union concern:
No
MS concern:
Yes
Outermost regions concern:
No
Partly Native:
No
Horizon Scanning:
No
Impact:
Yes
Impact source
CABI DAISIE GISD MedPAN SEBI
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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Ctenophora Tentaculata Lobata Bolinopsidae
First Introduction In Europe
UA, 1982
Pereladov, M. V., 1988. Some observations for biota of Sudak Bay of the Black Sea. III All-Russian conference of marine biology. Naukova Dumka, Kiev 1: 237-238 (in Russian).
Concerned Member States
ES
Common Names
Sea walnut
Synonyms
Mnemiopsis mccradyi
Risk Assessments
According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/968
Risk Assessments information not available for this species
Additional Information
SeaLifeBase
CBD Pathways
Type Uncertainty Description
Primary N/A TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Parasites on plants (including species transported by host and vector)
Primary MEDIUM TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Ship/boat ballast water
Secondary N/A TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Ship/boat ballast water
Secondary N/A UNAIDED: Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5