Invasion

Invasion Description

"Espèce n'ayant pas son origine en Méditerranée, importée depuis des siècles. Présente dans toutes les régions tempérées chaudes et tropicales, surtout dans les zones d'activités humaines." (C. F. Monniot, in Fischer 1987); [This species did not originate in the Mediterranean, but was introduced centuries ago. It is present in warm-temperate and tropical regions, primarily in zones of human activities.]

Geographic Extent

Chalkidiki Peninsula/Greece/Aegean Sea (1997, Antoniadou and Chintiroglou 2007); Cape Fanari/Greece/Gulf of Vistonikos (Manoudis et al. 2005). Izmir/Turkey/Bay of Izmir, Mediterranean Sea (Dinçaslan and Ober 2004)

(Yunus Emre Dinçaslan, Ayla Öber 2004. E.U. Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Cilt/Volume 21, Sayi/Issue (1-2): 119 – 121 Dorsal tubercules structures in some Ascidiacea (Tunicata) species live in Izmir Bay.)