List of invasive species in Italy
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Many species of plants, animals, and other organisms are considered invasive species in Italy.
Plants
- Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)
- Amorpha fruticosa (Desert false indigo)
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Amrosia artemisifolia)
- Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot fig)
- Caulerpa racemosa (Grape caulerpa)
- Caulerpa taxifolia, Mediterranean clone
- Crassula helmsii (Australian swamp stonecrop)
- Eichhornia crassipes(Water hyacinth)
- Elodea canadensis (Canadian pondweed)
- Gleditsia triacanthos(Honey locust)
- Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant hogweed)
- Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Floating pennywort)
- Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam)
- Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot feather)
- Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) (Japanese knotweed)
- Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
Fungi
- Ophiostoma ulmi (Dutch elm disease)
Animals
Platyhelminthes
- Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Asian tapeworm)[1]
- Bipalium kewense (Shovel-headed garden worm)[2]
Molluscs
Marine
- Crassostrea gigas(Pacific oyster)
- Crepidula fornicata (Common slipper shell)
- Rapana Venosa(Veined rapa whelk)
Freshwater
- bivalvemollusk)
- Dreissena polymorpha(Zebra mussel)
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum(New Zealand mud snail)
- Sinanodonta woodiana (Chinese pond mussel)
Crustaceans
- Dikerogammarus villosus (Killer shrimp)[3]
- Eriocheir sinensis(Chinese mitten crab)
- Orconectes limosus(Eastern crayfish)
- Pacifastacus leniusculus(Signal crayfish)
- Procambarus clarkii (Louisiana crawfish)
Insects
- Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
- Cacyreus marshalli(Geranium bronze)
- Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Chestnut gall wasp)
- Drosophila suzukii (Spotted-wing drosophila)[4]
- Harmonia axyridis (Asian lady beetle)
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata(Colorado beetle)
- Linepithema humile(Argentine ant)
- Ricania speculum (black planthopper)[5]
Amphibians
- Lithobates catesbeianus(American Bullfrog)
- Xenopus laevis(African clawed frog)
Birds
Psittacula krameri) in India
- Alopochen aegyptiacus(Egyptian goose)
- Myiopsitta monachus (Monk parakeet) [6]
- Psittacula krameri (Rose-ringed parakeet)[7]
Fish
- Ameiurus melas(Black bullhead)
- Gambusia affinis(Eastern mosquitofish)
- Lepomis gibbosus(Pumpkinseed sunfish)
- Pseudorasbora parva(Stone moroko)
- Micropterus salmoides(Largemouth Bass)
Mammals
Myocastor coypus
)- Eutamias sibiricus(Siberian chipmunk)
- Callosciurus finlaysonii(Finlayson's squirrel)
- Mustela vison(American mink)
- Myocastor coypus(Coypu, nutria)
- Nyctereutes procyonoides(Raccoon dog)
- Ondatra zibethicus(Muskrat)
- Rattus norvegicus(Brown rat)
- Rattus rattus(Black rat)
- Sciurus carolinensis(Grey squirrel)
- Procyon lotor (Common raccoon)[8]
Reptiles
- Trachemys scripta elegans(Red-eared slider)
References
- ^ "Bothriocephalus acheilognathi". Invasive Species Compendium. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ <E. Mori et al.> (26 September 2021). "Discovering the Pandora's box: the invasion of alien flatworms in Italy" (PDF). Biological Invasions. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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- ^ Cini, Alessandro; Claudio, Ioriatti; Gianfranco, Anfora (2012). "A review of the invasion of Drosophila suzukii in Europe and a draft research agenda for integrated pest management" (PDF). Bulletin of Insectology. 65 (1): 149–160.
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