Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Bombay/India/Arabian Sea (Karande 1968, cited by Winston 1977).

Jebakumar et al. (2017) argue for an introduced status for Amatia verticillata in India, noting its scarcity on natural substrates, and for its scattered occurrence on artifical structures in harbors.

Geographic Extent

Bombay/India/Arabian Sea (Karande 1968, cited by Winston 1977); Colachel, Tamil Nadu/India/Arabian Sea (Jebakumar et al. 2017)