The 'most wanted' invasive non-native species
The Marine Aliens 2 project has published a new identification guide for 22 selected marine non-native species, aimed at the recreational boat owning community and those who have an interest in maintaining healthy and productive inshore waters. The following species are in the guide:
Wireweed Sargassum muticum
Wakame Undaria pinnatifida
Harpoon weed Asparagopsis armata
Devil’s tongue weed Grateloupia turuturu
Orange striped anemone Haliplanella lineata
Darwin’s barnacle Elminius modestus
Striped Barnacle Balanus amphitrite
Japanese skeleton shrimp Caprella mutica
Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis
Trumpet tube worm Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Ruby bryozoan Bugula neritina
A bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata
Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas
Slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata
Veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa
American oyster drill Urosalpinx cinerea
Orange-tipped sea squirt Corella eumyota
Leathery sea squirt Styela clava
The colonial sea squirts Botrylloides violaceus and B. diegense
Carpet sea squirt Didemnum vexillum
A colonial sea squirt Perophora japonica
The guide is on sale for £3.50 a copy.
Please make cheques payable to: The Marine Biological Association, and send a stamped (51p per guide UK excluding Channel Islands), addressed envelope to:
MarLIN
The Marine Biological Association
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
PL1 2PB
For further information, please contact Guy Baker email: guba@mba.ac.uk
Tel: 01752 633244
Or download the guide
[View Identification Guide 28 Mb].
Please send us your sightings of these species. Find out more about marine life recording.
