Australian Ports Survey Integration Project Target Species List
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Genus species	common name	major taxon	Status in Australia*
Ascidiella aspersa	Solitary ascidian	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Botrylloides leachi	Colonial ascidian	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Botryllus aurantius	Colonial ascidian	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Botryllus schlosseri	Colonial ascidian	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Ciona intestinalis	Sea vase	Ascidiacea	non-native target species
Molgula manhattensis	Solitary ascidian	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Styela clava	Sea squirt	Ascidiacea	non-native target species
Styela plicata	Sea squirt	Ascidiacea	cryptogenic target species
Bugula flabellata	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Bugula neritina	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Conopeum seurati	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	cryptogenic target species
Cryptosula pallasiana	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Schizoporella errata	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Schizoporella unicornis	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Scrupocellaria bertholetti	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Tricellaria occidentalis	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Watersipora arcuata	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Watersipora subtorquata	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Zoobotryon verticillatum	Bryozoan	Bryozoa	non-native target species
Bougainvillia muscus	Sea anemone	Cnidaria: Actiniaria	non-native target species
Cordylophora caspia	Hydroid	Cnidaria: Hydrozoa	non-native target species
Ectopleura crocea	Athecate hydroid	Cnidaria: Hydrozoa	non-native target species
Obelia longissima	Hydroid	Cnidaria: Hydrozoa	cryptogenic target species
Apocorophium acutum	Amphipod	Crustacea: Amphipoda	non-native target species
Monocorophium acherusicum	Amphipod	Crustacea: Amphipoda	non-native target species
Monocorophium insidiosum	Amphipod	Crustacea: Amphipoda	non-native target species
Carcinus maenas	European green crab	Crustacea: Brachyura	non-native target species
Balanus albicostatus	Barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	cryptogenic target species
Balanus amphitrite	Barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	cryptogenic target species
Balanus reticulatus	Barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	non-native target species
Balanus trigonus	Balanomorph barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	cryptogenic target species
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera	Pedunculate barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	cryptogenic target species
Megabalanus rosa	Barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	non-native target species
Megabalanus tintinnabulum	Barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	non-native target species
Notomegabalanus algicola	Balanomorph barnacle	Crustacea: Cirripedia	non-native target species
Sphaeroma walkeri	Marine pill bug	Crustacea: Isopoda	non-native target species
Asterias amurensis	Northern Pacific seastar	Echinodermata: Asteroidea	non-native target species
Barentsia benedeni	Nodding head	Entoprocta	non-native target species
Chiton glaucus	Chiton	Mollusca: Amphineura	non-native target species
Crassostrea gigas	Pacific oyster	Mollusca: Bivalvia	non-native target species
Musculista senhousia	Asian bag mussel	Mollusca: Bivalvia	non-native target species
Teredo navalis	Shipworm	Mollusca: Bivalvia	non-native target species
Theora lubrica	Asian semelid bivalve	Mollusca: Bivalvia	non-native target species
Varicorbula gibba	Clam	Mollusca: Bivalvia	non-native target species
Tridentiger trigonocephalus	Japanese goby	Pisces	non-native target species
Alitta succinea	Pile worm	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Euchone limnicola	Sabellid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Sabella spallanzanii	European fan worm	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Hydroides diramphus	Serpulid tubeworm	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Hydroides elegans	Serpulid tubeworm	Polychaeta	cryptogenic target species
Hydroides ezoensis	Serpulid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Hydroides sanctaecrucis	Serpulid tubeworm	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Boccardia proboscidea	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Dipolydora armarta	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	cryptogenic target species
Dipolydora flava	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	cryptogenic target species
Dipolydora socialis	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	cryptogenic target species
Polydora cornuta	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Polydora websteri	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata	Spionid polychaete	Polychaeta	non-native target species
Halisarca dujardini	Sponge	Porifera	non-native target species
* Reassessment of the status of these taxa may occur during the Ports Survey Integration Project.  The current list is modified from: Keith Hayes, Cathryn Sliwa, Sasha Migus and Felicity McEnnulty (May 2004). National Priority Pests – Part II: Ranking of Australian Marine Pests. Final Report (Draft) for the Department of Environment & Heritage. CSIRO Marine Research, Hobart, Tasmania.