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Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides
C. fragile ssp. tomentosoides is considered as an invasive marine alga as it has the capacity to spread rapidly via asexual...
Fallopia japonica Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)
F. japonica is an extremely invasive weed despite its lack of extensive sexual reproduction in most of its introduced range. It is...
Dikerogammarus villosus Dikerogammarus villosus (killer shrimp)
D. villosus is a freshwater amphipod originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. Its range expansion began in the late twentieth...
  Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)
A. macrorrhizos is a fast-growing herbaceous plant, growing up to 5 m in height, which has been intentionally introduced in many...
Synchytrium endobioticum Synchytrium endobioticum (wart disease of potato)
Wart disease of potato is so important that quarantine and domestic legislation has been in force globally for more than 65 years to prevent its...
Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
The Asian tiger mosquito is spread via the international tyre trade (due to the rainwater retained in the tyres when stored...
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil)
Menon and Pandalai (1960) suggested that R. ferrugineus is a serious pest of coconut palms in India and Sri Lanka. Ganapathy et al. (1992) observed...
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)
A. artemisiifolia is an aggressive and competitive weed in several crops, but its effect on crop yield depends on emergence relative to the crop,...
Procambarus clarkii Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crayfish)
Procambarus clarkii is a freshwater decapod crustacean native to North America - northeastern Mexico and the south central USA from...
  Neovison vison (American mink)
Mustela vison (American mink) is part of the mustelid family (order Carnivora). They...
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