From detection to action—a proposed workflow to ensure first reports of alien species from molecular analyses are acted upon

Preprint ARPHA Preprints https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e162421 (18 Jun 2025) https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e162421 (18 Jun 2025) Published in: NeoBiota https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.104.162310 Other versions: - Preprint InfoPreprint Info - CiteCite - MetricsMetrics - CommentComment - RelatedRelated - CitedCited ARPHA Preprints doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e162421 First posted 18 Jun 2025 Authors Laura Fernandez Winzer - Corresponding author SANBI, Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch, South Africa Macquarie University, School of Natural Sciences, Sydney, Australia South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Genetics and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Pretoria, South Africa Stellenbosch University, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch, South Africa South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa Conflict of interest The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Disclaimer: This article is (co-)authored by any of the Editors-in-Chief, Managing Editors or their deputies in this journal. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.