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Easter Island

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  • 22 September 2009
    Easter Island
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  • Part of: Chile
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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
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis gossypii (cotton aphid)PresentCarver, 1996
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)PresentCharlin, 1973; Claps et al., 2001
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera tryoni (Queensland fruit fly)EradicatedBateman, 1982; CABI/EPPO, 1999
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChionaspis pinifoliae (pine leaf scale)PresentIntroducedYesCharlín, 1973
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale)PresentCharlin, 1973
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)PresentCharlín, 1973; Claps et al., 2001
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite)PresentIntroducedYesCampos & Pena, 1973
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)WidespreadIntroducedBelkin, 1962
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)PresentCharlin, 1973
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHelicoverpa zea (American cotton bollworm)PresentOlivares et al., 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLinepithema humile (Argentine ant)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLiriomyza huidobrensis (serpentine leafminer)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2002
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaListroderes costirostris (vegetable weevil)PresentMorrone, 1993; CABI & EPPO, 2000
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMyzus persicae (green peach aphid)PresentCIE, 1979
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParatrechina longicornis (crazy ant)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudococcus viburni (osbcure mealybug)PresentIntroducedGimpel & Miller, 1996
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitophilus zeamais (greater grain weevil)PresentOlalquiaga, 1980
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaDeroceras laeve (meadow slug)PresentIntroducedYesHutchinson et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2016
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnnona cherimola (cherimoya)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAsclepias curassavica (bloodflower)WidespreadIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCarduus pycnocephalus (Italian thistle)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCatharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCocos nucifera (coconut)PresentIntroducedGovaerts et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaColocasia esculenta (taro)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCorymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynara cardunculus (cardoon)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2016
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)WidespreadIntroducedYesIABIN, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDatura ferox (fierce thornapple)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDichanthium annulatum (Kleberg's bluestem)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEleusine indica (goose grass)WidespreadIntroducedYesI3N-Chile, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFalcataria moluccana (batai wood)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGalinsoga parviflora (gallant soldier)PresentIntroducedYesI3N-Chile, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGrevillea robusta (silky oak)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera suffruticosa (Anil indigo)PresentIntroducedYesLorenzi, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLantana camara (lantana)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMegathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelinis minutiflora (molasses grass)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMomordica charantia (bitter gourd)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass)PresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)PresentIntroducedMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPoa annua (annual meadowgrass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolycarpon tetraphyllum (fourleaf allseed)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPsidium guajava (guava)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRumex acetosella (sheep's sorrel)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSanchezia speciosa (shrubby whitevein)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria palmifolia (palm grass)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)PresentIntroducedPIER, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSporobolus africanus (rat’s tail grass)PresentIntroducedeMonocot, 2016
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStachys arvensis (staggerweed)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed)PresentIntroducedMeyer, 2007
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)WidespreadNativeMeyer, 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTithonia diversifolia (Tithonia)WidespreadIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTriumfetta semitriloba (burweed)PresentPIER, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTurnera ulmifolia (West Indian holly)PresentIntroducedYesMeyer, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaVerbena litoralis (blue vervain)PresentIntroducedYesPIER, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaVerbesina encelioides (golden crownbeard)PresentIntroducedShluker, 1999
VirusSweet potato feathery mottle virus (internal cork disease of sweet potato)PresentRännäli et al., 2009

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List of Animal Diseases

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The table lists the animal diseases recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full disease datasheets). For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

DiseaseDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
paratuberculosisPresentBoulanger et al., 1968

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