Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Bougainvillia alderi (Hodge, 1863), Bougainvillia autumnalis Hartlaub, 1897, Bougainvillia autumnalis var. magna Babnik, 1948, Bougainvillia benedenii Bonnevie, 1898, Bougainvillia diplectanos Busch, 1851, Bougainvillia fructicosa Allman, 1864, Bougainvillia fruticosa Allman, 1864, Bougainvillia Gibbsi Mayer, 1900, Bougainvillia maniculata Haeckel, 1864, Bougainvillia nana Hartlaub, 1911, Bougainvillia octocilia (Dalyell, 1847), Bougainvillia ramosa (Van Beneden, 1844), Bougainvillia ramosa f. benedenii Bonnevie, 1898, Bougainvillia ramosa f. vanbenedeni Millard, 1975 (lapsus pro B. ramosus f. benedenii), Bougainvillia ramosa muscus (Allman, 1863), Bougainvillia ramosa nana Hartlaub, 1911, Bougainvillia ramosa var. minima Kramp & Damas, 1925, Eudendrium ramosum Van Beneden, 1844 (invalid name, junior homony of Eudendrium ramosum (Linaeus, 1758)), Lizusa octocilia Aurivillius, 1898 (invalid name emendation for Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847), Margelis maniculata Haeckel, 1864, Medusa ocilia Dalyell, 1847, Medusa octocilia Dalyell, 1847, Perigonimus muscus Allman, 1863, Perigonymus muscus Allman, 1863 (Misspelling of the genus), Podocoryna alderi Hodge, 1863 (Horton et al., 2021) Type locality.: Torquay (Calder et al., 2021).

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2016

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Ship hull

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Under watch

Distribution: Baltra navy dock, Santa Cruz in Puerto Ayora main passenger dock (Calder et al., 2019). Galapagos Island in Baltra (Calder et al., 2021).

• Calder, D.R. Carlton, J. T., Keith, I., Larson, K., McCann, L., Geller, J., Wheelock, M., Choong, H. H. C., & Ruiz, G. M. (2021) Additions to the hydroids (Cnidaria, hydrozoa) of marine fouling communities on the mainland of ecuador and in the galapagos islands Aquatic Invasions, 16(2), 208–252. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2021.16.2.02
• Calder, D.R. Carlton, J. T., Larson, K., Mallinson, J. J., Choong, H. H. C., Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M (2019) Hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from marine fouling assemblages in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Aquatic Invasions (2019) Volume 14, Issue 1: 21–58
• Carlton, J. T. Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M. (2019) Assessing marine bioinvasions in the Galápagos islands: Implications for conservation biology and marine protected areas. Aquatic Invasions, 14(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2019.14.1.01
• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.