Table 9.1 List of 45 invasive species that have spread into natural habitats, along the
South African coastline and the ecoregions in which they occur
Taxonomic
group
Species
Ecoregion
Southern Benguela Agulhas Natal Delagoa
PORIFERA
Suberites ficus
√
CNIDARIA
Hydrozoa
Coryne eximia
√
Obelia dichotoma
√
√
√
Odessia maeotica
√
√
Pennaria disticha
√
√
ANNELIDA
Polychaeta
Alitta succinea
√
√
Boccardia proboscidea
√
√
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
√
√
√
Neodexiospira brasiliensis
√
√
√
Polydora hoplura
√
√
CRUSTACEA
Cirripedia
Amphibalanus venustus
√
√
√
Balanus glandula
√
√
Isopoda
Sphaeroma walkeri
√
Amphipoda
Caprella mutica
√
√
Ericthonius brasiliensis
√
√
√
√
Jassa morinoi
√
√
√
Jassa slatteryi
√
√
Orchestia gammarellus
√
√
Platorchestia platensis
√
Decapoda
Carcinus maenas
√
Pinnixa occidentalis
√
Porcellana africana
√
INSECTA
Coleoptera
Cafius xantholoma
√
Dermaptera
Anisolabis maritima
√
MOLLUSCA
Gastropoda
Littorina saxatilis
√
√
Myosotella myosotis
√
Tarebia granifera
√
√
Indothais blanfordi
√
√
Semiricinula tissoti
√
Bivalvia
Crassostrea gigas
√
Mytilus galloprovincialis
√
√
Semimytilus algosus
√
√
Teredo navalis
√
BRYOZOA
Bugula neritina
√
√
√
Bugulina flabellata
√
√
√
Conopeum seurati
√
√
Cryptosula pallasiana
√
√
Virididentula dentata
√
√
√
Watersipora subtorquata
√
√
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