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Zanzibar

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  • 22 September 2009
    Zanzibar
  • General data
  • Region: East Africa
  • Climates: Tropical
  • Part of: Tanzania
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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
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaMycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)PresentIntroducedYesSebasigari & Stover, 1988
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaPhomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant)PresentCABI/EPPO , 2008
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAnoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)PresentCIE, 1966
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCeratitis rosa (Natal fruit fly)PresentNativeSchotman, 1989
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo partellus (spotted stem borer)PresentAli et al., 2006
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale)PresentCIE, 1988
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)PresentGreen, 1916; CIE, 1969
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomya bezziana (Old World screw-worm)PresentNativeYesJames, 1947
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)WidespreadSubra, 1981
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)PresentNHM, unda
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)PresentBen-Dov, 1994
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug)PresentWilliams & Matile-Ferrero, 2005
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)PresentQuayle, 1938
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMononychellus tanajoa (cassava green mite)WidespreadMakame & Said, 1984; Yaninek, 1988
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug)PresentNHM collection
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPheidole megacephala (big-headed ant)PresentNativeYesWheeler, 1922
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhenacoccus manihoti (cassava mealybug)Restricted distributionIntroducedYesNeuenschwander & Herren, 1988
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlanococcus citri (citrus mealybug)PresentWilliams & Matile-Ferrero, 2005
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)PresentNakahara, 1982
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTrogoderma granarium (khapra beetle)PresentIntroducedBanks &, 1977
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo)Absent, unreliable recordIntroducedCockrill, 1977
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCorvus splendens (house crow)WidespreadIntroducedYesRyall, 2010a
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataOreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)PresentNativePullin et al., 1997
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPsittacula krameri (rose-ringed parakeet)WidespreadIntroducedCramp, 1985
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataTyto alba (Barn owl)PresentNativeBruce, 1999
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaArcuatula senhousia (Asian date mussel)PresentIntroducedMastrototaro et al., 2003
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaMelanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania)PresentBrot, 1862
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaRadopholus similis (burrowing nematode)PresentSebasigari & Stover, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeChlorophytaUlva reticulata (ribbon sea lettuce)PresentMsuya et al., 2006
EukaryotaPlantaeRhodophytaAcanthophora spiciferaPresentNativeGuiry & Guiry, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeRhodophytaGracilaria salicorniaPresentNativeGuiry & Guiry, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle)PresentIntroducedWorld Agroforestry Centre, 2002
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia farnesiana (huisache)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia nilotica (gum arabic tree)PresentNative
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlysicarpus vaginalis (alyce clover)PresentNativeDuke, 1981
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAmaranthus viridis (slender amaranth)PresentTownsend, 1985
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnnona squamosa (sugar apple)PresentIntroducedWorld Agroforestry Centre, 2010
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArtocarpus altilis (breadfruit)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAsparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)PresentNativeSebsebe, 2006
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAverrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)PresentMorton, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAzadirachta indica (neem tree)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree)PresentIntroducedPROTA, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBocconia frutescens (plume poppy)WidespreadIntroducedBenitez & Saulibio, 2007; Bishop Museum, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)PresentIntroducedWorld Agroforestry Centre, 2002
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia))PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCenchrus biflorus (Indian sandbur)PresentNativeUSDA-ARS, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChloris barbata (purpletop chloris)PresentRenvoize, 1974
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCocos nucifera (coconut)PresentIntroducedOrwa et al., 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaColocasia esculenta (taro)PresentIntroducedSafo-Kantaka, 2004
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCommelina benghalensis (wandering jew)PresentWilson, 1981
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCorymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus papyrus (papyrus)PresentNativeUSDA-ARS, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)EradicatedIntroducedClayton et al., 1974
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush)PresentNative
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria velutina (velvet fingergrass)WidespreadYesClayton & Renvoize, 1982; Terry & Michieka, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa colona (junglerice)PresentClayton & Renvoize, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa pyramidalisPresentNativeUSDA-ARS, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)Restricted distributionIntroducedGopal, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEleusine indica (goose grass)PresentNativeClayton et al., 1974
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus robusta (swamp mahogany)PresentIntroducedOrwa et al., 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus benghalensis (banyan)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)PresentNapper, 1965
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFimbristylis littoralis (lesser fimbristylis)PresentHaines & Lye, 1983
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia strobilifera (wild hops)WidespreadIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGliricidia sepium (mother of cocoa)PresentIntroducedWAC, 2005
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIschaemum rugosum (saramollagrass)PresentClayton & Renvoize, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeersia hexandra (southern cut grass)PresentClayton, 1970
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena)PresentIntroducedCABI, 2005
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango)PresentIntroducedOrwa et al., 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMegathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)PresentNativeClayton et al., 1974
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark tree)PresentIntroducedCABI, 2005
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelia azedarach (Chinaberry)PresentIntroducedWorld Agroforestry Centre, 2002
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMerremia peltataPresentVerdourt, 1963
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMimosa pigra (catclaw mimosa)PresentIntroducedBrenan, 1959
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMorus alba (mora)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOeceoclades maculata (monk orchid)PresentNativeGaray & Taylor, 1976
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOryza barthiiPresentNativeGBIF, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOryza punctata (wild rice)PresentClayton, 1970; Ghosh, 1978; Ivens, 1989
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)PresentQ-bank, 2013; Kabuye, 1971
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPanicum repens (torpedo grass)PresentNativeClayton & Renvoize, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum)PresentNativeClayton & Renvoize, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass)PresentNativeClayton & Renvoize, 1982
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhysalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)PresentIntroducedMairura, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)PresentIntroducedKhiari & Iddi, 1991
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis juliflora (mesquite)PresentIntroducedPasiecznik et al., 2001
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRhamphicarpa fistulosaLocalisedEAH, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass)PresentRNG, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSamanea saman (rain tree)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna obtusifolia (sicklepod)PresentBrenan, 1967
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna occidentalis (coffee senna)PresentIntroducedBrenan, 1967
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSpathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)PresentCABI, 2005
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStachytarpheta urticifolia (rattail)Absent, unreliable recordMoldenke, 1980
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStriga asiatica (witch weed)PresentNativeParker & Riches, 1993; Mohamed et al., 2001
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium cumini (black plum)PresentIntroducedMorton, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium jambos (rose apple)PresentIntroducedYesMorton, 1987
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTerminalia catappa (Singapore almond)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTithonia diversifolia (Tithonia)WidespreadYesWilliams, 1949
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTribulus cistoides (false puncture vine)PresentHadidi, 1985
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTribulus terrestris (puncture vine)PresentEl Hadidi, 1985
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTridax procumbens (coat buttons)PresentIvens, 1989
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTypha domingensis (southern cattail)PresentNativeNapper, 1971
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaVigna marina (beach bean)PresentNativeILDIS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaZiziphus mauritiana (jujube)PresentIntroducedCABI, 2005
VirusBanana streak diseaseRestricted distributionSebasigari & Stover, 1988
VirusRice yellow mottle virusPresentRossel et al., 1982b; Ali & Abubakar, 1995

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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
anaplasmosisPresentWoodford et al., 1988
babesiosisPresentFlach et al., 1990; Flach et al., 1989
Chrysomya bezziana infestationPresentNativeYesJames, 1947
heartwaterPresentFlach et al., 1990
Theileria parva infectionsPresentShambwana, 1989; Norval et al., 1992; Hofstedt, 1977

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