Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilida > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
green-lipped mussel

Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Perna viridis 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, Perna viridis is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

LocalityEstablishmentInvasiveness
Australian part of the Indian Ocean alien invasive
Florida alien invasive
Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone alien invasive
Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone alien invasive
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico alien invasive
Jamaican part of the Caribbean Sea alien invasive
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean alien of_concern

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Recent detections

Taxon Area Confidence Best hit Reads Names Risk Status Detected Marker
Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
Fiji low 1.0 7 2 high priority unreviewed 9 months ago 18S
Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
Fiji low 1.0 8 2 high priority unreviewed 1 year, 3 months ago 18S
Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
Fiji medium 1.0 33 2 high priority plausible 1 year, 3 months ago 18S
Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
Fiji low 1.0 2 2 high priority unreviewed 1 year, 7 months ago 18S

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Perna viridis are listed below.

Taxon Area Native Introduced Invasive Global impact Thermal Priority list Level
Perna viridis
Mollusca > Bivalvia > Mytilidae
WoRMS: 367822 GISD: 731 CABI: 70090
Fiji priority high