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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.

Domain	Kingdom	Phylum	Species	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Bacteria		Actinobacteria [phylum]	Clavibacter michiganensis (bacterial canker of tomato)	Present			EPPO (2022); CABI and EPPO (2009)
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium	Absent, Invalid presence record(s)			Serena et al. (2016); EPPO (2022)
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Candidatus Phytoplasma solani (Stolbur phytoplasma)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (zebra chip)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2022)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Erwinia amylovora (fireblight)	Present, Few occurrences			CABI/EPPO (2013); EPPO (2022)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas fragariae (angular leaf spot)	Present			Bradbury (1986); CABI/EPPO (2013); EPPO (2022)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xylophilus ampelinus (bacterial blight of grapevine)	Present			CABI and EPPO (1999); Grasso et al. (1979); Burruano and Granata (2008); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Chromista	Oomycota	Phytophthora cinnamomi (Phytophthora dieback)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Chromista	Oomycota	Phytophthora infestans (Phytophthora blight)	Present			Andrivon et al. (1994)
Eukaryota	Chromista	Oomycota	Phytophthora medicaginis (Phytophthora root rot of lucerne)	Present			Cacciola et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Ceratocystis platani (canker stain of plane)	Present, Few occurrences			CABI/EPPO (2013); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Colletotrichum acutatum (black spot of strawberry)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2011)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Cryphonectria parasitica (blight of chestnut)	Present			Pennisi et al. (2005); CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Diaporthe eres (apple leaf, branch and fruit fungus)	Present			CABI Data Mining (undated)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Diplodia seriata (grapevine trunk disease)	Present			Mondello et al. (2013); Giambra et al. (2019)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Elsinoë australis (citrus scab)	Absent, Formerly present			CABI/EPPO (2012); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Erysiphe platani	Present			CABI/EPPO (2013)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot)	Absent, Confirmed absent by survey			EPPO (2022); Guarnaccia et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Monilinia fructigena (brown rot)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2000); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Ophiostoma ulmi (Dutch elm disease)	Present			Mitchell and Brasier (1994)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Phoma tracheiphila (mal secco)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Basidiomycota	Puccinia horiana (white rust of chrysanthemum)	Present			EPPO (2022); Grasso and Rosa (1983); CABI and EPPO (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Acizzia hollisi	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Acrolepiopsis assectella (leek moth)	Present			EPPO (2022); CABI and EPPO (2007)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aculops lycopersici (tomato russet mite)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid)	Present			CABI/EPPO (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aethina tumida	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Agrotis ipsilon (black cutworm)	Present			Karsholt and Razowski (1996)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aleurothrixus floccosus (woolly whitefly)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Rapisarda and Longo (2021); EPPO (2022); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Amblyomma variegatum (tropical bont tick)	Present			CABI Data Mining (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anastatus tenuipes	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aonidiella aurantii (red scale)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Davino et al. (2004); Riolo et al. (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	UK, CAB International (1969); Riolo et al. (2011); Seebens et al. (2017); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis spiraephaga	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Apis mellifera	Present			CABI Data Mining (undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera oleae (olive fruit fly)	Present			Caleca et al. (2006); Nardi et al. (2006); CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bagrada hilaris (painted bug)	Present, Localized	Introduced		CABI and EPPO (2016); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly)	Present			NHM (1981); CAB International and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (1998); Simón et al. (2003); Demichelis et al. (2005); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (MEAM1) (silverleaf whitefly)	Present			EPPO (2022); Simón et al. (2003); Bosco et al. (2004); Simón et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (MED) (silverleaf whitefly)	Present			Simón et al. (2007); Simón et al. (2003); Bosco et al. (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Brevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite)	Present			CABI/EPPO (2013); Di Martino (1960); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cacoecimorpha pronubana (carnation tortrix)	Present			Nucifora and Calabretta (1986); Inserra et al. (1987); Siscaro et al. (1988); Karsholt and Razowski (1996); CABI and EPPO (2014); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cacyreus marshalli (pelargonium butterfly)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Callinectes sapidus (blue crab)	Present	Introduced		Jensen (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Callosobruchus chinensis (Chinese bruchid)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Carpophilus fumatus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Carpophilus nepos	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Carpophilus pilosellus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Carpophilus zeaphilus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysodeixis chalcites (golden twin-spot moth)	Present			Garzia and Siscaro (2003)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1969); Longo et al. (1995)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cinara laportei	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Corythucha ciliata (sycamore lace bug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Mazzon and Girolami (2000); CABI and EPPO (2013); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cryptococcus fagisuga (beech coccus)	Present			UK, CAB International (1979); Longo et al. (1995)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Curculio elephas (chestnut weevil)	Present			Clausi et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cydalima perspectalis (box tree moth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Bella (2013); Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dactylotrypes longicollis	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dendrolimus pini (pine-tree lappet)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dialeurodes citri (citrus whitefly)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Diaspidiotus osborni	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Diaspidiotus perniciosus (San José scale)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dicrodiplosis pseudococci	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila)	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (2016); Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Oriental chestnut gall wasp)	Present, Few occurrences			CABI and EPPO (2015); Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Duponchelia fovealis (Southern European marshland pyralid)	Present			Ueda (2020); CABI and EPPO (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Suma et al. (2015)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (grey pineapple mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); García Morales et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Essigella californica (Monterey pine aphid)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Eupoecilia ambiguella (grapevine moth)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)	Present			CABI and EPPO (1999); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Gnathocerus cornutus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Gonipterus scutellatus (eucalyptus snout beetle)	Present			Mazza et al. (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Greenidea ficicola	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI/EPPO (2011); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Halyomorpha halys (brown marmorated stink bug)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Harmonia axyridis (harlequin ladybird)	Present			Menchetti et al. (2016); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)	Present			UK, CAB International (1993); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (black tea thrips)	Present			Sinacori et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1976)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hemiberlesia rapax (greedy scale (USA))	Present			NHM (undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Horidiplosis ficifolii	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hypogeococcus pungens (cactus mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Russo et al. (2003); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Josephiella microcarpae	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Leptocybe invasa (blue gum chalcid)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Leptoglossus occidentalis (western conifer-seed bug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI and EPPO (2018); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Lilioceris lilii (lily leaf beetle)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Lindingaspis rossi (black araucaria scale)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Liriomyza huidobrensis (serpentine leafminer)	Present			Süss (1991); Calabretta et al. (1995); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI and EPPO (1997); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Lobesia botrana (European grapevine moth)	Present			Viggiani and Tranfaglia (1975); Tranfaglia and Malatesta (1977); Laccone (1978); Deseo et al. (1981); Nuzzaci and Triggiani (1982); Genduso (1985); Russo et al. (1985); Moleas (1988); Baumgärtner and Baronio (1989); Dalla Montá and Giannone (1991); Silvestri (1992); Varner and Ioriatti (1992); Bagnoli et al. (1993); Delrio et al. (1993); Pavan et al. (1993); Marchesini and Montà (1994); Pavan and Sbrissa (1994); Mattedi et al. (1995); Nucifora et al. (1996); CABI/EPPO (2012); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth)	Present			EPPO (2022); Contarini et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Megalorhipida leucodactylus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Metcalfa pruinosa (frosted moth-bug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Monomorium salomonis	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Myzocallis walshii	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Neotoxoptera oliveri	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nezara viridula (green stink bug)	Present, Widespread			UK, CAB International (1970); Colazza and Bin (1995)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nipaecoccus nipae (spiked mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Obolodiplosis robiniae (black locust gall midge)	Present			Bella (2007); CABI/EPPO (2011); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Oceanaspidiotus spinosus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Odontofroggatia galili	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ophelimus maskelli (Eucalyptus gall wasp)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI/EPPO (2011); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ostrinia nubilalis (European maize borer)	Present			Mutuura and Munroe (1970); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ovaticoccus agavium	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (cotton, seed bug)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pammene fasciana	Present			Clausi et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paraleyrodes minei	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Parthenolecanium persicae (peach scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1979); Marotta (1987)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paysandisia archon (South American palm borer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Colazza et al. (2005); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phenacoccus peruvianus	Present			CABI and EPPO (2014); Beltrà et al. (2010); Suma and Longo (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug)	Present			Ricupero et al. (2021); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phibalothrips peringueyi	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phoracantha recurva (eucalyptus longhorned borer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Mazzeo and Siscaro (2007); CABI and EPPO (2009); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phoracantha semipunctata (eucalyptus longhorned borer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI and EPPO (2007); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phthorimaea absoluta (tomato leafminer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Cifuentes et al. (2011); Zappalà et al. (2012); CABI and EPPO (2013); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI/EPPO (2012); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pieris brassicae (large cabbage white)	Present			Higgins (1983); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pissodes castaneus (small banded pine weevil)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Planococcus citri (citrus mealybug)	Present			CABI and EPPO (1999)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Prays citri (citrus flower moth)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Prostephanus truncatus (larger grain borer)	Present			Suma and Russo (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pseudococcus viburni (obscure mealybug)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Conti et al. (2008); CABI and EPPO (2016); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Rhyzopertha dominica (lesser grain borer)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sceliphron curvatum	Present			Turrisi and Altadonna (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Scyphophorus acupunctatus (agave weevil)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); CABI and EPPO (2014); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sesamia cretica (greater sugarcane borer)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Silvanus recticollis	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Siphonatrophia cupressi	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Siphoninus phillyreae (ash whitefly)	Present			NHM (1985); CABI/EPPO (2013)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sitophilus oryzae (lesser grain weevil)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spilococcus mamillariae	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera littoralis (cotton leafworm)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tetranychus urticae (two-spotted spider mite)	Present			International Institute of Entomology (1996)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thaumastocoris peregrinus (bronze bug)	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (2017); Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thaumetopoea pityocampa (pine processionary)	Present, Widespread			UK, CAB International (1977); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thripobius javae	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Vespula germanica (German wasp)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Viteus vitifoliae (grapevine phylloxera)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Wahlgreniella nervata	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xylosandrus compactus (shot-hole borer)	Present			EPPO (2022); Gugliuzzo et al. (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Bos taurus (cattle)	Present			CABI Data Mining (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Columba livia (pigeons)	Present	Native		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lepus europaeus (European hare)	Absent, Formerly present			Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Mustela furo (ferret)	Present	Introduced		Long (2003)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Myiopsitta monachus (monk parakeet)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Myocastor coypus (coypu)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Ovis aries (sheep)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Psittacula krameri (rose-ringed parakeet)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sus scrofa [ISC] (feral pig)	Present	Introduced		IUCN (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Cornu aspersum (common garden snail)	Present, Widespread	Native		Reichling (1950); Vitturi et al. (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Theba pisana (white garden snail)	Present			EPPO (2022); Wade et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Xerotricha conspurcata	Present			Reitano et al. (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Ditylenchus dipsaci (stem and bulb nematode)	Present			Greco et al. (2002); CABI and EPPO (2009); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Globodera pallida (white potato cyst nematode)	Present			Lombardo et al. (2011); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Globodera rostochiensis (yellow potato cyst nematode)	Present			Lombardo et al. (2011); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Heterodera goettingiana (pea cyst eelworm)	Present			Lombardo et al. (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Meloidogyne arenaria (peanut root-knot nematode)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode)	Present			Colombo et al. (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Meloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm)	Present			Spatafora et al. (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Tylenchulus semipenetrans (citrus root nematode)	Present			CABI and EPPO (1999); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Xiphinema index (fan-leaf virus nematode)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2000); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Cyrtomium falcatum (Japanese holly fern)	Present			Grasso et al. (2000)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia karroo (sweet thorn)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia saligna (coojong)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave americana (century plant)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	DAISIE (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aloe vera (true aloe)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alopecurus myosuroides (black-grass)	Present			Clarke (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arctotheca calendula (capeweed)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus aethiopicus	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus asparagoides (bridal creeper)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus setaceus (asparagus fern)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve’s needle cactus)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens frondosa (beggarticks)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus diandrus (great brome)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004); USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus madritensis (compact brome)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004); USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus rigidus (ripgut brome)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004); USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus rubens (red brome)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004); USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus sterilis (barren brome)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004); USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cannabis sativa (hemp)	Present			Pane et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Capsicum annuum (bell pepper)	Present			Panno et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cardiospermum grandiflorum (balloon vine)	Present			EPPO (2022); DAISIE (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Carpobrotus edulis (hottentot fig)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chrysanthemoides monilifera (boneseed)	Present	Introduced		Parsons and Cuthbertson (1992)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Citrus aurantiifolia (lime)	Present			Gusella et al. (2021)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Citrus aurantium (sour orange)	Present			Rapisarda and Longo (2021)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's-tears)	Absent, Formerly present			DAISIE (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Conyza bonariensis (hairy fleabane)	Present			Blando and Mineo (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Conyza sumatrensis (tall fleabane)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Coronilla valentina	Present			Cacciola et al. (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crypsis schoenoides (swamp pricklegrass)	Present			Royal Botanic Garden (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)	Present	Native		EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present			de Filippes (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delairea odorata (Cape ivy)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria sanguinalis (large crabgrass)	Present	Native		Tutin et al. (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present			CABI (Undated); DAISIE (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ehrharta erecta (panic veldtgrass)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)	Present			Mazza et al. (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fallopia baldschuanica (Russian vine)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Festuca arundinacea (tall fescue)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus carica (common fig)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2014); Aiello et al. (2020); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2014); Polizzi et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Galinsoga parviflora (gallant soldier)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Genista monspessulana (Montpellier broom)	Present, Localized	Native		USDA-ARS (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gomphocarpus physocarpus (balloon cotton bush)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Grevillea robusta (silky oak)	Present			Giambra et al. (2019)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Halophila stipulacea (halophila seagrass)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hedera helix (ivy)	Present			Pane et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (China-rose)	Present			Stradis et al. (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Holcus lanatus (common velvet grass)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (floating pennywort)	Present			Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass)	Present	Native		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea cairica (five-fingered morning glory)	Present	Introduced		Staples (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jacaranda mimosifolia (jacaranda)	Present	Native		CABI and EPPO (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe daigremontiana (devil's backbone)	Present	Introduced		Celesti-Grapow et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lamium amplexicaule (henbit deadnettle)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2013); Simón et al. (2003); Cacciola et al. (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress)	Present	Introduced		Marhold (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax)	Present			Raimondo and Bazan (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced		Tutin et al. (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower)	Present	Introduced		Uotila (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morus alba (mora)	Present			Pane et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morus nigra (black mulberry)	Present	Introduced		Spina (1954)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine)	Present			Aiello et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear)	Present			Schena et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia stricta (erect prickly pear)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Orobanche cernua (nodding broomrape)	Present	Native		Euro+Med (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Orobanche crenata (crenate broomrape)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis pes-caprae (Bermuda buttercup)	Present, Widespread			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (banana passionfruit)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paulownia tomentosa (paulownia)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum setaceum (fountain grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Pasta et al. (2010); Valdes and Scholz (2009); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm)	Present			Grasso et al. (2007); Pane et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phyllostachys aurea (golden bamboo)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Poa pratensis (smooth meadow-grass)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	DAISIE (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rubus fruticosus (blackberry)	Present			Faedda et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Salsola vermiculata (Mediterranean saltwort)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage)	Present			Cacciola et al. (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania punicea (red sesbania)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum elaeagnifolium (silverleaf nightshade)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum torvum (turkey berry)	Present			Sabatino et al. (2013); Garibaldi et al. (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalo grass)	Present			Polizzi et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma capensis (Cape honeysuckle)	Present	Introduced		DAISIE (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Typha angustifolia (lesser bulrush)	Present	Native		Chambers et al. (2008)
Virus			Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows)	Present			Tomassoli and Meneghini (2007)
Virus			Eggplant mottled dwarf virus (tomato vein yellowing virus)	Present			EPPO (2022); CABI and EPPO (2008); DeStradis et al. (2008); Stradis et al. (2008)
Virus			Grapevine virus A (grapevine closterovirus)	Present			Agran et al. (1990); Rosciglione et al. (1983)
Virus			Pepino mosaic virus	Present, Localized			Davino et al. (2009); Panno et al. (2012); CABI and EPPO (2015); Davino et al. (2017); EPPO (2022)
Virus			Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2009)
Virus			Plum pox virus (sharka)	Present			Rizza et al. (2014); EPPO (2022)
Virus			Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tomato brown rugose fruit virus)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2022); Panno et al. (2020)
Virus			Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (Tomato New Delhi virus)	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (2016); Panno et al. (2016); Panno et al. (2019); EPPO (2022)
Virus			Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (tomato spotted wilt)	Present			UK, CAB International (1978); EPPO (2022)
Virus			Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (leaf curl)	Present			Credi et al. (1989); EPPO (2022)

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