Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Symplegma brakenhielmi based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Symplegma brakenhielmi is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea	alien	invasive
Greek part of the Aegean Sea	alien	invasive
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	alien	invasive
Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Ionian Sea	alien	invasive
Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea	alien	invasive
New Zealand part of the South Pacific Ocean	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji	low		2806	1	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 5 months ago	COI
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji	low		35	1	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 8 months ago	COI
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji	low		3	1	medium	unreviewed	2 years ago	COI
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji	low	0.996	4	1	medium	unreviewed	2 years ago	COI
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji	medium	0.996	3854	1	medium	unreviewed	2 years ago	COI

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Symplegma brakenhielmi are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Symplegma brakenhielmi Chordata > Ascidiacea > Styelidae WoRMS: 251435	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Symplegma brakenhielmi is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.