Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Coscinodiscus wailesii based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Coscinodiscus wailesii is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone	alien	invasive
North Sea	alien	invasive
Swedish part of the Kattegat	alien	of_concern
Swedish part of the Skagerrak	alien	of_concern
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Coscinodiscus wailesii are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Coscinodiscus wailesii Heterokontophyta > Bacillariophyceae > Coscinodiscaceae WoRMS: 156632	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Coscinodiscus wailesii is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.