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US Minor Outlying Islands

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  • 22 September 2009
    US Minor Outlying Islands
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  • Region: Oceania

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The table lists the species recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full species datasheets). It includes species that are invasive in this region, those for which there is no data on invasive status, and also species that are not invasive in the region but are reported as invasive elsewhere. This summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the distribution record. For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

DomainKingdomPhylumSpeciesDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis craccivora (groundnut aphid)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis gossypii (cotton aphid)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChthamalus proteusLocalisedIntroducedSouthward et al., 1998; Zabin, 2005; Zabin et al., 2007
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2008
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)LocalisedIntroducedJoyce, 1961
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIcerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)PresentEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMythimna unipuncta (rice armyworm)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSaissetia oleae (olive scale)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSimosyrphus grandicornis (flower fly)PresentIntroducedHathaway & Fisher, 2010; Nishida & Beardsley, 2002
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera litura (taro caterpillar)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)PresentIntroducedWetterer, 2009
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataLutjanus kasmira (blueline snapper)WidespreadNativeAllen, 1985
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataMus musculus (house mouse)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataOreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)PresentIntroducedFroese Pauly, 2004
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataRattus norvegicus (brown rat)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaLissachatina fulica (giant African land snail)WidespreadTillier et al., 1993
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAbutilon indicum (country mallow)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAmaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArtocarpus altilis (breadfruit)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBothriochloa pertusa (pitted beard grass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBrassica nigra (black mustard)PresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalotropis procera (apple of sodom)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia))Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChloris barbata (purpletop chloris)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)PresentIntroducedYesWagner et al., 1999
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)PresentIntroducedYesStarr et al., 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria insularis (sourgrass)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)PresentEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEleusine indica (goose grass)WidespreadIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus benghalensis (banyan)PresentIntroducedStarr et al., 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus benjamina (weeping fig)Present only in captivity/cultivationIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaKalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMedicago polymorpha (bur clover)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelastoma malabathricum (Banks melastoma)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelinis repens (natal redtop)LocalisedIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMerremia tuberosa (woodrose)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMomordica charantia (bitter gourd)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum distichum (knotgrass)PresentHäfliger & Scholz, 1980
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum urvillei (Vasey grass)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPassiflora edulis (passionfruit)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum pedicellatum (deenanath grass)PresentIntroducedYesGangwar & Jayan, 1986
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPluchea indica (Indian camphorweed)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPoa annua (annual meadowgrass)PresentIntroducedYesWagner et al., 1999
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolypogon monspeliensis (annual beard grass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRuellia simplex (Mexican petunia)PresentIntroducedYesWagner et al., 1999
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSchinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)PresentIntroducedPROTA, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTribulus cistoides (false puncture vine)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTridax procumbens (coat buttons)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrochloa mutica (para grass)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaVerbena litoralis (blue vervain)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012

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