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	Caulerpa taxifolia (killer algae) C. taxifolia is a green marine macro-algae native to tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In the 1980s, a...
	Lagarosiphon major (African elodea) L. major is an aquatic, submerged plant that can grow in dense mats up to 2-3 m thick and cause many negative environmental and economic...
	Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet) L. sinense is a small tree or shrub capable of reaching 7 m in height. Where it occurs it can form impenetrable thickets and crowd out...
	Liriomyza cicerina There is no evidence of the species being invasive in the regions and countries where it is present. L. cicerina is not on the alert...
	Miscanthus sinensis (eulalia) M. sinensis has become a popular perennial ornamental grass in warm temperate areas since its introduction at the turn of the twentieth...
	Oracella acuta (loblolly pine mealybug) This species has had limited distribution from its native habitats in the southern region of the USA since its discovery and description...
	Megaplatypus mutatus M. mutatus is native to South America and in 2000 it was reported from Italy where it was damaging poplars and several fruit tree...
	Palaemon elegans (rock shrimp) P. elegans is a euryhaline species that is native to the Atlantic and Mediterranean (including the Black Sea) coasts of Europe, ranging...
	Neogobius melanostomus (round goby) N. melanostomus, a small (up to 25 cm length) benthic species of Ponto-Caspian origin, is one of the most successful fish invaders of the...
	Mnemiopsis leidyi (comb-jelly) The native habitat of the ctenophore M. leidyi is the Atlantic coast of North and South America where it can live over a broad range of...