Distribution

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

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
French part of the English Channel	alien	invasive
German part of the Baltic Sea	alien	invasive
South African Coast	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji	low		144	4	low	unreviewed	9 months ago	18S
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji	low		10779	4	low	unreviewed	1 year, 2 days ago	18S
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji	low		2036	4	low	unreviewed	1 year, 3 months ago	18S
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji	low		1626	4	low	unreviewed	1 year, 3 months ago	18S
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji	low		57	4	low	unreviewed	1 year, 6 months ago	18S

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Magallana gigas are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Magallana gigas Mollusca > Bivalvia > Ostreidae WoRMS: 836033	Fiji							low

Priority lists

Magallana gigas is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.