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World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced on 2025-05-01. doi:10.14284/347 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-15.

Description

An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

Taxonomic Coverages

Biota
  1. Biota
    rank: superdomain

Geographic Coverages

World Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
WoRMS Editorial Board
email: info@marinespecies.org
homepage: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced
metadata author
WoRMS Data Management Team (DMT)
Ostend
8400
BE
email: info@marinespecies.org
homepage: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced
Mark Costello
point of contact
Nord University; Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
NO
email: mark.j.costello@nord.no
Mark Costello
content provider
Nord University; Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
NO
email: mark.j.costello@nord.no
Shane Ahyong
content provider
Australian Museum; Marine Invertebrates
AU
email: Shane.Ahyong@austmus.gov.au
Rüdiger Bieler
content provider
Field Museum of Natural History
US
email: rbieler@fieldmuseum.org
Charles-François Boudouresque
content provider
The National Center for Scientific Research; Institut National de Science de l'Univers; Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille; Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
FR
email: charles.boudouresque@mio.osupytheas.fr
Andrea Desiderato
content provider
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: andrea.desiderato@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Rachel Downey
content provider
Australia National University; Research School of Earth Sciences
AU
email: Rachel.downey@anu.edu.au
Bella Sarah Galil
content provider
Tel-Aviv University; Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies; Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
IL
email: bgalil@tauex.tau.ac.il
Pat Hutchings
content provider
Australian Museum; Australian Museum Research Institute
AU
email: Pat.hutchings@austmus.gov.au
Luydmila Kamburska
content provider
Italian National Research Council; Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque
IT
email: lyudmila.kamburska@irsa.cnr.it
Stelios Katsanevakis
content provider
European Commission; European Alien Species Information Network
IT
email: stelios@katsanevakis.com
Elena Kupriyanova
content provider
Australian Museum; Australian Museum Research Institute
AU
email: Elena.Kupriyanova@austmus.gov.au
Christophe Lejeusne
content provider
Pierre & Marie Curie University; Roscoff biology station
FR
email: christophe.lejeusne@sb-roscoff.fr
Kevin C. K. Ma
content provider
University of British Columbia; Department of Zoology
email: kevin.ma@ubc.ca
Anna Occhipinti
content provider
Università degli Studi di Pavia; Department of Earth and Environment Science
IT
email: anna.occhipinti@unipv.it
Loreto Pino
content provider
Rothamsted Research
GB
email: loretopch@gmail.com
Gary Poore
content provider
Museums Victoria
AU
email: gpoore@museum.vic.gov.au
Tomasz Rewicz
content provider
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: tomasz.rewicz@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Marc Rius
content provider
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes
ES
email: mrius@ceab.csic.es
Tamara Robinson
content provider
University of Stellenbosch; Department of Botany and Zoology; Centre for Invasion Biology
ZA
email: trobins@sun.ac.za
Robert Sobczyk
content provider
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: robert.sobczyk@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Anna Stępień
content provider
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: anna.stepien@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Xavier Turon
content provider
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes
ES
email: xturon@ceab.csic.es
Thomas Verleye
content provider
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: thomas.verleye@vliz.be
Leandro M. Vieira
content provider
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Departamento de Zoologia; Laboratório de Estudos de Bryozoa
BR
email: leandromanzoni@gmail.com
Aibin Zhan
content provider
Chinese Academy of Sciences; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
CN
email: azhan@rcees.ac.cn
Shane Ahyong
point of contact
Australian Museum; Marine Invertebrates
AU
email: Shane.Ahyong@austmus.gov.au
Rüdiger Bieler
point of contact
Field Museum of Natural History
US
email: rbieler@fieldmuseum.org
Charles-François Boudouresque
point of contact
The National Center for Scientific Research; Institut National de Science de l'Univers; Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille; Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
FR
email: charles.boudouresque@mio.osupytheas.fr
Andrea Desiderato
point of contact
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: andrea.desiderato@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Rachel Downey
point of contact
Australia National University; Research School of Earth Sciences
AU
email: Rachel.downey@anu.edu.au
Bella Sarah Galil
point of contact
Tel-Aviv University; Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies; Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
IL
email: bgalil@tauex.tau.ac.il
Stephan Gollasch
point of contact
GoConsult
DE
email: sgollasch@aol.com
Pat Hutchings
point of contact
Australian Museum; Australian Museum Research Institute
AU
email: Pat.hutchings@austmus.gov.au
Luydmila Kamburska
point of contact
Italian National Research Council; Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque
IT
email: lyudmila.kamburska@irsa.cnr.it
Stelios Katsanevakis
point of contact
European Commission; European Alien Species Information Network
IT
email: stelios@katsanevakis.com
Elena Kupriyanova
point of contact
Australian Museum; Australian Museum Research Institute
AU
email: Elena.Kupriyanova@austmus.gov.au
Christophe Lejeusne
point of contact
Pierre & Marie Curie University; Roscoff biology station
FR
email: christophe.lejeusne@sb-roscoff.fr
Kevin C. K. Ma
point of contact
University of British Columbia; Department of Zoology
email: kevin.ma@ubc.ca
Agnese Marchini
point of contact
Università degli Studi di Pavia; Department of Earth and Environment Science
IT
email: agnese.marchini@unipv.it
Anna Occhipinti
point of contact
Università degli Studi di Pavia; Department of Earth and Environment Science
IT
email: anna.occhipinti@unipv.it
Shyama Pagad
point of contact
University of Auckland
NZ
email: s.pagad@auckland.ac.nz
Loreto Pino
point of contact
Rothamsted Research
GB
email: loretopch@gmail.com
Gary Poore
point of contact
Museums Victoria
AU
email: gpoore@museum.vic.gov.au
Tomasz Rewicz
point of contact
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: tomasz.rewicz@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Marc Rius
point of contact
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes
ES
email: mrius@ceab.csic.es
Tamara Robinson
point of contact
University of Stellenbosch; Department of Botany and Zoology; Centre for Invasion Biology
ZA
email: trobins@sun.ac.za
Robert Sobczyk
point of contact
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: robert.sobczyk@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Anna Stępień
point of contact
University of Lodz; Dept. Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology
PL
email: anna.stepien@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Xavier Turon
point of contact
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes
ES
email: xturon@ceab.csic.es
Georgina Valls Domedel
point of contact
University of Southampton; National Oceanography Centre
GB
email: gevado@noc.ac.uk
Thomas Verleye
point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: thomas.verleye@vliz.be
Leandro M. Vieira
point of contact
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Departamento de Zoologia; Laboratório de Estudos de Bryozoa
BR
email: leandromanzoni@gmail.com
Richard Willan
point of contact
Northern Territory Government; Natural Sciences, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
AU
email: richard.willan@nt.gov.au
Aibin Zhan
point of contact
Chinese Academy of Sciences; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
CN
email: azhan@rcees.ac.cn
programmer
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be
administrative point of contact
World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
email: info@marinespecies.org
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