Checklist
| Checklist Name
| Alien species |
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| Description
| Species that have been introduced to the Antarctic and/or sub-Antarctic ecosystem as a result of human activity (including species that arrived by natural means but are alien to that biogeographical zone) |
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| Purpose/Comments
| Data from Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom, D. (2005) Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews 80 pp. 45-72 see http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/bib/display_bib.cfm?bib_id=41321 |
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List of 199 species sorted by family. (View same list sorted by Kingdom)
See full details on a species by clicking on the Scientific Name.
| Family | Scientific Name | Authority | Common Name | Status | Link to data |
| Acaridae |
Acarus siro |
Linnaeus |
|
Not set
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|
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Aleurobius farinae |
De Geer |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Glycyphagus domesticus |
de Geer |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Rhizoglyphus echinopus |
Fumouze and Robin |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Schwiebia talpa |
Pagenstecher |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Tyrophagus longior |
Schrank |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Acaridae |
Tyrophagus putrescentiae |
|
Mite |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Agelenidae |
Tegenaria domestica |
(Clerck) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Anatidae |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Apiaceae |
Anthriscus sylvestris |
(L.) Hoffm. |
|
Not set
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Observations |
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Achillea millefolium |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Achillea ptarmica |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Alchemilla monticola |
Opiz |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Anthemis arvensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Anthemis cotula |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Bellis perennis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Centauria scabiosa |
Baumg. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Chamomilla recutita |
(L.) Rauschert |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Chamomilla suaveolens |
(Pursh) Rydb. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Cirsium arvense |
(L.) Scop. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Hieraceum sp. |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Hypochoeris radicata |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Leontodon taraxacoides |
(Vill.) Merat |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
Lam |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Matricaria perforata |
Merat |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Senecio jacobaea |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Senecio vulgaris |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Tanacetum vulgare |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Taraxacum erythrospermum |
|
|
Not set
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|
Bioregions |
| Asteraceae |
Taraxacum officinale |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Athyriaceae |
Cystopteris fragilis |
(L.) Berhnardi |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Blattidae |
Blatella germanica |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Boraginaceae |
Myosotis discolor |
Pers. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Bovidae |
Ovis aries |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Bovidae |
Ovis gmelini |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brachychthoniidae |
Liochthonius muscorum |
Forsslund |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brachychthoniidae |
Paraliochthonius piluliferus |
Forsslund |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Barbarea verna |
(Miller) Ascherson |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Brassica napus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Brassica oleracea |
(L.) Koch |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
(L.) Med. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Lepidium campestre |
(L.) R. Br. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Raphanum raphanistrum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Roripa austriaca |
L |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Brassicaceae |
Sinapis arvensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Calliphoridae |
Calliphora vicina |
Robineau Desvoidy |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Campanulaceae |
Pratia repens |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Carabidae |
Oopterus soledadinus |
Dugdale |
Beetle |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Carabidae |
Trechisibus antarcticus |
Gu¿rin-M¿neville |
Beetle |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Cerastium fontanum |
Baumg. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Cerastium glomeratum |
Thuill. |
Mouse-eared chickweed |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Sagina procumbens |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Stellaria alsine |
(L.) Vill. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Stellaria media |
(L.) Vill. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Cervidae |
Rangifer tarandus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Chenopodiaceae |
Chenopodium rubrum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Cheyletidae |
Cheyletus eruditus |
M¿gnin |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Cheyletiellidae |
Cheyletiella parasitivorax |
|
Mite |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Chironomidae |
Limnophyes minimus |
Meigen |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Cyperaceae |
Carex aquatillis |
Wahlenb. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Cyperaceae |
Carex nigra |
(L.) Reichard |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Drosophilidae |
Scaptomyza sp. |
Linn¿ |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Enchytraeidae |
Enchytraeus albidus |
Henle, 1837 |
Earthworms |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Enchytraeidae |
Lumbricillus lineatus |
Müller |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Enchytraeidae |
Lumbricillus maritimus |
Ude |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Entomobryidae |
Lepidocyrtus sp. lignorum |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Ericaceae |
Calluna vulgaris |
(L.) Hull |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Ericaceae |
Empetrum rubrum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Ericaceae |
Erica scoparia |
L |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Ericaceae |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fabaceae |
Lotus corniculatus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fabaceae |
Medicago sativa |
L |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fabaceae |
Melilotus officinalis |
(L.) Pallas |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fabaceae |
Trifolium repens |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fabaceae |
Ulex minor |
Roth. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fanniidae |
Fannia canicularis |
|
lesser housefly |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Felidae |
Felis catus |
Linnaeus, 1775 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Fringillidae |
Carduelis flammea |
Laing |
common redpole |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Geoplanidae |
Arthurdendyus vegrandis |
Winsor & Stevens, 2005 |
Free-living flatworm |
Invasive alien
|
Observations |
|
| Geoplanidae |
Kontikia andersoni |
Jones, 1981 |
Free-living flatworm |
Invasive alien
|
Observations |
|
| Hemiptera |
Aulacorthum circumflexum |
(Kaltenbach) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Aulacorthum solani |
(Kaltenbach, 1843) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Brachycaudus helichrysi |
(Kaltenbach) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Jacksonia papillata |
(Thomas) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Doncaster |
Potato Aphid |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Myzus asalonicus |
(Sulzer) |
Aphid |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Myzus ornatus |
Boieldieu |
Aphid |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Myzus persicae |
(Linnaeus) |
Aphid |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hemiptera |
Rhopalosiphum padi |
(Dejean) |
Oat Aphid |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Hypericaceae |
Hypericum humifusum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hypericaceae |
Hypericum sp. |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hypogastruridae |
Ceratophysella denticulata |
(Bagnall, 1941) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hypogastruridae |
Ceratophysella gibbosa |
(Bagnall, 1940) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hypogastruridae |
Hypogastrura purpurescens |
Lubbock, 1868) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Hypogastruridae |
Hypogastrura viatica |
(Tullberg, 1872) |
Springtail |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Isotomidae |
Desoria tigrina |
Nicolet |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Isotomidae |
Isotomurus palustris |
Müller |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Isotomidae |
Parisotoma minutea |
Tullberg |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Isotomidae |
Parisotoma notabilis |
Sch¿effer |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Juncus acutiflorus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Juncus bufonius |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Juncus campestris |
(Retz.) Lej. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Juncus conglomeratus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Juncus filiformis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Luzula campestris |
(L.) DC. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Juncaceae |
Luzula multiflora |
(Retz.) Lej. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Leporidae |
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
(Linnaeus,1758) |
Rabbit |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Limacidae |
Deroceras agreste |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Limacidae |
Deroceras panormitanum |
Lessona & Pollonera |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Limacidae |
Deroceras reticulatum |
Müller |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Linyphiidae |
Leptyphantes leprosus |
(Ohlert) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Listrophoridae |
Listrophorus gibbus |
|
Mite |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Lumbricidae |
Dendrodrilus rubidus tenuis |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Lumbricidae |
Dendrodrilus rubidus norvegicus |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Lumbricidae |
Eiseniella tetraedra |
Savigny |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Muridae |
Mus musculus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Muridae |
Rattus norvegicus |
(Berkenhout, 1769) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Muridae |
Rattus rattus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Muscidae |
Fucellia maritima |
(Haliday, 1838) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Mycetophilidae |
Mycomia bifida |
Tonnoir |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Naididae |
Nais elinguis |
Henle |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Onagraceae |
Epilobium tetragonum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Oxalidaceae |
Oxalis corniculata |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Pholcidae |
Pholcus phalangioides |
(Fuesslin) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Plantaginaceae |
Plantago lanceolata |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Agrostis canina |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Agrostis capillaris |
Boiss. & Reuter |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Agrostis castellana |
Roth (2) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Agrostis gigantea |
L. |
Redtop bent |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Agrostis stolonifera |
L. |
Creeping bent |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Aira praecox |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Alopecurus geniculatus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Alopecurus pratensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Anthoxanthum odoratum |
L. |
Sweet vernal grass |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Arrhenatherum elatius |
(L.) Beauv. ex J. & C. Presl |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Bromus hordeaceus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Dactylis glomerata |
(L.) P. Beauv. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Deschampsia caespitosa |
(L.) P.Beauv. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Deschampsia flexuosa |
(L.) Trin. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Elymus repens |
Schreb |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Festuca arundinacea |
Schreber |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Festuca ovina |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Festuca rubra |
|
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Festuca rubra var. rubra |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Festuca rubra var. commutata |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Gaudinia fragilis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Holcus lanatus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Holcus mollis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Hordeum distichon |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Lolium multiflorum |
Lam. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Lolium perenne |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Nardus stricta |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Phleum pratense |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Phleum pratense bertolonii |
L. (1) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Poa annua |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Poa nemoralis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Poa palustris |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Poa pratensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Poa trivialis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Trisetum spicatum |
(L.) Rich. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Poaceae |
Vulpia bromoides |
(L.) S.F. Gray |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Polygonaceae |
Rumex acetosella |
Murr. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Polygonaceae |
Rumex conglomeratus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Polygonaceae |
Rumex crispus |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Porcellionidae |
Porcellio scaber |
Latreille |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Porcellionidae |
Styloniscus otakensis |
Chilton |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Primulaceae |
Anagallis arvensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Psoquillidae |
Rhyopsocus eclipticus |
Esch. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Psychodidae |
Psychoda parthenogenetica |
|
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Psychodidae |
Telmatoprocus albipunctatus |
Willirton |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Ptinidae |
Ptinus tectus |
|
Beetle |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Pulicidae |
Spilopsyllus cuniculi |
Haliday |
European rabbit flea |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Ranunculaceae |
Ranunculus acris |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Ranunculaceae |
Ranunculus repens |
L. |
|
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Rubiaceae |
Galium aparine |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Rubiaceae |
Galium mollugo |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Rubiaceae |
Galium uliginosum |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Rubiaceae |
Sherardia arvensis |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Salmonidae |
Oncorhynchus kisutch |
(Walbaum, 1792) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Salmonidae |
Salmo alpinus |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Salmonidae |
Salmo salar |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Salmonidae |
Salmo trutta |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Salmonidae |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
(Mitchill, 1814) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Scatopsidae |
Scatrope notata |
S¿guy |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Sciaridae |
Bradysia auberti |
|
Fungus gnats |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Sciaridae |
Lycoriella caesar |
Winnertz |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Sciaridae |
Lycoriella solani |
|
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Veronica serpyllifolia |
L. |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Sminthuridae |
Bourletiella hortensis |
(Fitch, 1863) |
Springtail |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
| Sminthuridae |
Jeannenotia stachi |
(Jeannenot, 1955) |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Sphaeroceridae |
Leptocera curvinervis |
Edwards |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Sturnidae |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Talitridae |
Puhuruhuru patersoni |
Stephensen |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Theridiidae |
Steatoda triangulosa |
Fitch |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Thripidae |
Apterothrips apteris |
Daniel |
|
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Trichoceridae |
Trichocera maculipennis |
Linn¿ |
Fly |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Trichoceridae |
Trichocera reguationis |
|
Fly |
Not set
|
|
Bioregions |
| Yponomeutidae |
Plutella xylostella |
Dale |
Diamond-backed moth |
Not set
|
Observations |
Bioregions |
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