List of invasive species in Italy
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
- Corbicula fluminea (Freshwater bivalve mollusk)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- ^ Casellato, Sandra; La Piana, Giovanni; Latella, Leonardo; Ruffo, Sandro (2006). "Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae) for the first time in Italy". Italian Journal of Zoology. 73 (1): 97–104. doi:10.1080/11250000500502293.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Galetto, Luciana; Pegoraro, Mattia; Marzachì, Cristina; Rossi, Elisabetta; Lucchi, Andrea; Bosco, Domenico (1 August 2019). "Potential role of the alien planthopper Ricania speculum as vector of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma". European Journal of Plant Pathology. 154 (4): 1103–1110. Bibcode:2019EJPP..154.1103G. doi:10.1007/s10658-019-01731-0. hdl:11568/1005055. ISSN 1573-8469.
- ^ Emiliano, Mori; Mirko, Di Febbraro; Massimiliano, Foresta; Paolo, Melis; Enrico, Romanazzi; Andrea, Notari; Francesca, Boggiano (2013). "Assessment of the current distribution of free-living parrots and parakeets (Aves: Psittaciformes) in Italy: a synthesis of published data and new records" (PDF). Italian Journal of Zoology. 80 (2): 158–167. doi:10.1080/11250003.2012.738713.
- ^ Menchetti, Mattia; Mori, Emiliano; Angelici, Francesco Maria (2016). Effects of the recent world invasion by ring-necked parakeets Psittacula krameri. Springer International Publishin. pp. 253–266. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_12. ISBN 978-3-319-22246-2.
- ^ Mori, Emiliano; Mazza, Giuseppe; Menchetti, Mattia; Panzeri, Mattia; Gager, Yann; Bertolino, Sandro; Di Febbraro, Mirko (2015). "The masked invader strikes again: the conquest of Italy by the Northern raccoon". Hystrix. 26 (1): 47–51. doi:10.4404/hystrix-26.1-11035.