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Datasheet

Wake Island

Summary

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  • 22 September 2009
    Wake Island
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  • Region: Oceania
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List of Species

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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
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)WidespreadIntroducedJoyce, 1961
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug)PresentBen-Dov, 1994
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParatrechina longicornis (crazy ant)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSimosyrphus grandicornis (flower fly)PresentIntroducedBryan Jr, 1926
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBoiga irregularis (brown tree snake)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataEpinephelus lanceolatus (giant grouper)PresentNativeMyers, 1999; Froese Pauly, 2004
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataRattus rattus (black rat)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAmaranthus dubius (leafy amaranth)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnnona muricata (soursop)PresentWagner et al., 2014b
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCatharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCoccinia grandis (scarlet-fruited ivy gourd)PresentPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuscuta campestris (field dodder)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)PresentIntroducedYesFosberg et al., 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria insularis (sourgrass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEleusine indica (goose grass)WidespreadIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaKalanchoe delagoensis (chandelier plant)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNicotiana tabacum (tobacco)PresentIntroducedYes
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum distichum (knotgrass)PresentPIER, 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass)PresentIntroducedYesReed, 1977
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPlectranthus scutellarioides (coleus)Present only in captivity/cultivationIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPluchea carolinensis (sourbush)PresentIntroducedYesFosberg & Sachet, 1969
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria verticillata (bristly foxtail)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed)Present, few occurrencesIntroducedYesFosberg & Sachet, 1969; PIER, 2015

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Generate a spreadsheet of the List of Species which also includes records from basic datasheets.

Basic datasheets include data mined from various sources (including the CAB Abstracts database and selected invasive species databases). Further confirmation of distribution status should be sought before use.

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