APPENDIX D LIST OF INTRODUCED EXOTIC MARINE ORGANISMS IN PORT PHILLIP BAY

This list was provided by the Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP), CSIRO Division of Fisheries, Tasmania. It was compiled by CRIMP from various sources.

Known introduced species in Port Phillip Bay

Algae

Phylum	Class/Order	Species
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Asperococcus compressus
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Sorocarpus micromorus
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Stictyosiphon soriferus
Chlorophyta	Ulvaceae	Ulva fasciata
Rhodophyta	Ceramiales	Antithamnionella spirographidis
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Chondria arcuata
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Gymnogrongus crenulatus
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Polysiphonia brodiaei
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Polysiphonia pungens
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Schottera nicaeensis
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Solieria filiformis
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Undaria pinnatifida

Source: John A. Lewis, Department of Defence, Aeronautical & Maritime Research Laboratory, Victoria.

Fouling Species

Annelida	Polychaeta	Sabella spallanzanii
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Undaria pinnatifida
Annelida	Polychaeta	Mercierella enigmaticus
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Botrylloides leachi
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Botryllus schlosseri
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Ciona intestinalis
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Molgula manhattensis
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Styela clava
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Styela plicata
Chordata	Ascidiacea	Ascidiella aspersa
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Bougainvillea ramosa
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Ectopleura crocea
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Aetea anguina
Ectoprocta	Ctenostomata	Bowerbankia spp

Phylum	Class/Order	Species
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Bugula flabellata
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Bugula neritina
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Bugula simplex
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Bugula stolonifera
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Bugula Calathus
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Celleporaria albirostris
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Celleporella hyalina
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Conopeum reticulum
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Cryptosula pallasiana
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Fenestrulina malusii
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Microporella ciliata
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Scruparia ambigua
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Scrupocellaria bertholetti
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Tricellaria occidentalis
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Watersipora arcuata
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Watersipora subtorquata (=subovo
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Asperococcus compressus
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Sorocarpus micromorus
Phaeophyta	Phaeophyceae	Stictyosiphon soriferus
Chlorophyta	Ulvaceae	Ulva fasciata
Porifera	Syconoidea	Aplysilla rosea
Porifera	Syconoidea	Corticulum candelabrum
Porifera	Syconoidea	Dysidea avara
Porifera	Syconoidea	Phorbas cf tenacior
Rhodophyta	Ceramiales	Antithamnionella spirographidis
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Chondria arcuata
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Gymnogrongus crenulatus
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Polysiphonia brodiaei
Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	Polysiphonia pungens
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Schottera nicaeensis
Rhodophyta	Gigartinales	Solieria filiformis

Source: Michael Keough and Jeff Ross Dept. Zoology, University of Melbourne

Sponges

Porifera	Syconoidea	Dysidea fragilis
Porifera	Syconoidea	Haliclona heterofibrosa
Porifera	Syconoidea	Halisarca dujarndini

Source: Pat Bergquist, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Hydroids

Phylum	Class/Order	Species
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Amphisbetia operculata
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Antennella secundaria
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Bougainvillea ramosa
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Clytia hemisphaerica
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Clytia paulensis
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Filellum serpens
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Halecium delicatulum
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Monotheca obliqua
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Obelia dichotoma (=australis)
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Phialella quadrata
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Plumularia setacea
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Sarsia radiata
Cnidaria	Hydroidea	Turritopsis nutricula

Source: Dr Jeanette E. Watson, Marine Science Ecology Pty Ltd, Victoria.

Exotic Fish

Chordata	Pisces	Tridentiger trigonocephalus
Chordata	Pisces	Acanthogobius flavimanus
Chordata	Pisces	Forsterygion lapillum

Source: Matthew M. Lockett & Martin, F. Gomon, Museum of Victoria

Macrobenthic invertebrates of soft sediments

Mollusca	Bivalvia	Musculista senhousia
Mollusca	Bivalvia	Theora lubrica (=fragilis)
Mollusca	Bivalvia	Raet pulchella
Mollusca	Bivalvia	Corbula gibba
Mollusca	Gastropoda	Aplysiopsis formosa
Mollusca	Gastropoda	Janolus hyalinus
Annelida	Polychaeta	Sabella spallanzanii
Annelida	Polychaeta	Boccardia proboscidea
Annelida	Polychaeta	Neanthes succinea
Annelida	Polychaeta	Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata
Arthropoda	Amphipoda	Corophium acherusicum
Arthropoda	Amphipoda	Corophium insidiosum
Arthropoda	Amphipoda	Jassa marmorata
Arthropoda	Decapoda	Pyromaia tuberculata
Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Asterias amurensis
Chlorophyta	Chlorophyceae	Cladophora prolifera

Source: Gary Poore, Suzanne Boyd, Robin Wilson, Tim O'Hara, Museum of Victoria

Toxic dinoflagellates

Phylum	Class/Order	Species
Dinophyta	Dinophyceae	Alexandrium catenella
Dinophyta	Dinophyceae	Alexandrium tamarense
Dinophyta	Dinophyceae	Gymnodinium catenatum

Source: Dr Chad Hewitt, Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests CSIRO, Hobart, Tasmania. (Personal Communication, 10/10/97)

Other introduced species

Arthropoda	Decapoda	Cancer novaezelandiae
Arthropoda	Isopoda	Paracerceis sculpta
Ectoprocta	Cheilostomata	Schizoporella unicornis

Source: Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests CSIRO, Hobart, Tasmania.

Cryptogenic and possible introduced species

Fouling species

Arthropoda	Cirripedia	Balanus variegatus
Arthropoda	Cirripedia	Eliminius modestus
Porifera	Syconoidea	Callyspongia pergamentacea
Porifera	Syconoidea	Darwinella australianensis
Porifera	Syconoidea	Dendrilla gardneri
Porifera	Syconoidea	Lissodendoryx isodictyalis
Porifera	Syconoidea	Tedania anhelans

Algae

Rhodophyta	Porphyridiaceae	Stylonema alsidii
Rhodophyta	Erythrotrichiaceae	Erythrotrichia carnea
Rhodophyta	Bangiaceae	Bangia atropurpurea
Rhodophyta	Acrochaetiaceae	Audouinella simplex
Rhodophyta	Acrochaetiaceae	Audouinella pacifica
Rhodophyta	Liagoraceae	Nemalion helminthoides
Rhodophyta	Gelidiaceae	Gelidium pusillum
Rhodophyta	Gelidiaceae	Pterocladia capillacea
Rhodophyta	Hildenbrandiaceae	Hildenbrandia rubra
Rhodophyta	Hildenbrandiaceae	Hildenbrandia occidentalis
Rhodophyta	Peyssonneliaceae	Peyssonnelia conchicola

Phylum	Class/Order	Species
Rhodophyta	Ceramiaceae	Ceramium flaccidum
Rhodophyta	Ceramiaceae	Ceramium rubrum
Rhodophyta	Rhodomelaceae	Polysiphonia subtilissima
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Acinetospora crinita
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Ectocarpus silculosus
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Ectocarpus fasciculatus
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Feldmannia globifera
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Feldmannia irregularis
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Feldmannia lebelii
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Hincksia granulosa
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Hincksia mitchellae
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Hincksia ovata
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Hincksia sandriana
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Kuckuckia spinosa
Phaeophyta	Ectocarpaceae	Pilayella littoralis
Phaeophyta	Myrionemataceae	Myrionema strangulans
Phaeophyta	Leathesiaceae	Petrospongium rugosum
Phaeophyta	Leathesiaceae	Leathesia difformis
Phaeophyta	Sphaecelariaceae	Sphacelaria fusca
Phaeophyta	Cladostephaceae	Cladostephus spongiosus
Phaeophyta	Dictyotaceae	Dictyota dichotoma
Phaeophyta	Cutleriaceae	Cutleria multifida
Phaeophyta	Scytosiphonaceae	Petalonia fascia
Phaeophyta	Scytosiphonaceae	Scytosiphon lomentaria
Phaeophyta	Scytosiphonaceae	Colpomenia sinuosa
Phaeophyta	Scytosiphonaceae	Colpomenia peregrina
Phaeophyta	Punctariaceae	Punctaria latifolia
Phaeophyta	Ulvales	Enteromorpha compressa
Phaeophyta	Ulvales	Enteromorpha intestinalis
Phaeophyta	Ulvales	Ulva lactuca
Phaeophyta	Ulvales	Ulva rigida
Phaeophyta	Ulvales	Ulva stenophylla
Phaeophyta	Cladophoraceae	Chaetomorpha aerea
Phaeophyta	Cladophoraceae	Chaetomorpha capillaris
Phaeophyta	Cladophoraceae	Chaetomorpha linum
Phaeophyta	Bryopsidaceae	Bryopsis plumosa
Phaeophyta	Derbesiaceae	Derbesia marina

Source: John A. Lewis, Department of Defence, Aeronautical & Maritime Research Laboratory, Victoria.