World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) - Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976

WRiMS taxon details

Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976

AphiaID

490083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:490083)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Amphistegina d'Orbigny, 1826

Original name

Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Larsen, A. R. (1976). Studies of Recent Amphistegina, Taxonomy and some Ecological Aspects. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences. 25: 1-26.
page(s): p. 4 pl. 3 fig. 1-5 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976. Accessed through: 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.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490083 on 2026-06-15

Thematic species database 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. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490083 on 2026-06-15

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original description Larsen, A. R. (1976). Studies of Recent Amphistegina, Taxonomy and some Ecological Aspects. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences. 25: 1-26.
page(s): p. 4 pl. 3 fig. 1-5 [details] Available for editors

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. Mediterranean Marine Science. 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors

ecology source Hallock, P.; Koukousioura, O.; Badreldin, A. M. (2024). Why Amphistegina lobifera, a tropical benthic foraminiferal species, is thriving at temperate latitudes in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 54(3): 237-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.54.3.237 [details]

identification resource Triantaphyllou, M. V.; Dimiza, M. D.; Koukousioura, O.; Hallock, P. (2012). Observations on the life cycle of the symbiont-bearing foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, an invasive species in coastal ecosystems of the aegean sea (Greece, E. Mediterranean). The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 42(2): 143-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.42.2.143 [details] Available for editors

biology source Prazeres, M.; Morard, R.; Roberts, T. E.; Doo, S. S.; Jompa, J.; Schmidt, C.; Stuhr, M.; Renema, W.; Kucera, M. (2020). High dispersal capacity and biogeographic breaks shape the genetic diversity of a globally distributed reef‐dwelling calcifier. Ecology and Evolution. 10(12): 5976-5989., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6335 [details] Available for editors

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Dominant [details]

Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Dominant [details]

Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Adverse habitat modification [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 71.2% of the local foraminiferal community at the Kalamos site. Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the central Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 0% of the local foraminiferal community at the Avdira site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is low at sites in the northern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 0% of the local foraminiferal community at the Katerini site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is low at sites in the northern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 26.5% of the local foraminiferal community at the Salarna site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the southern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 3% of the local foraminiferal community at the Nea Kallikratia site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is low at sites in the northern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 32% of the local foraminiferal community at the Porto Heli site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the southern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 34% of the local foraminiferal community at the Mavro Lithari site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the central Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 34.5% of the local foraminiferal community at the Kastro Andros site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the central Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 36.8% of the local foraminiferal community at the Korthi Andros site. Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the central Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises 55.5% of the local foraminiferal community at the Vavron site.Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the central Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark In Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : It comprises around 42% of the local foraminiferal community at the Chrissi site. Geographical location (temperature & latitude) influence A. lobifera abundance which is high at sites in the southern Aegean Sea. [details]

Introduced species remark in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : It comprises nearly 90% of the local foraminiferal community in the Akhziv-Rosh HaNikra coast [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
Suez Canal [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Invaded from Red Sea through the Suez Canal [details]

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