Icelandic MNIS

Phytoplankton



Heterosigma akashiwo, (Y.Hada) Y.Hada ex Y.Hara & M.Chihara, 1987

Native range: Widely distributed
First reported: 1987, Hvalfjörður
Distribution:
Pathway: Ballast water
Impact: Killing salmon in cages

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Stephanopyxis turris, (Greville) Ralfs, 1861.

Native range: A&W North-Atlantic and North-Pacific
First reported: 1997, Hvalfjörður
Distribution: Hvalfjörður and Kollafjörður
Pathway: Ballast water
Impact: Unknown

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Mediopyxis helysia, Kühn, Hargreaves & Halliger, 2006

Native range: Origin unknow, found on both sides of the North-Atlantic
First reported: 2007, Breiðafjörður
Distribution: Breiðafjörður
Pathway: Ballast water
Impact: Unknown

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