| Species | Recipient region | Date of the first record | |
|---|
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Israel | 2015 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Greece / Eastern Mediterranean | 2006 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | France / Western Mediterranean | 1958 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Ireland | To 1979 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | France / Celtic seas | 1832 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | United Kingdom (Britain) / Celtic seas | 1908 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | United Kingdom (Britain) / English Channel | 1908 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Sweden / North Sea | 1990 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Netherlands | 1960 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Belgium | To 2000 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Denmark / North Sea | 1986 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Germany / North Sea | 1972 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Italy / Western Mediterranean | To 1969 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Norway / North Sea | 1983 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | France / English Channel | 1832 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Spain / Iberian Coastal | To 1998 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Spain / Canary Islands | 1991 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | United Kingdom (Britain) / North Sea | 1908 - 1965 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Portugal / Iberian Coastal | From 2003 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Portugal / Azores | 2005 - 2007 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Norway / Norwegian Sea | To 2012 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Germany / Baltic Sea | To 1982 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | Denmark / Baltic Sea | To 1982 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | France / Biscay Gulf | 1975 |  |
| Melanothamnus harveyi | United Kingdom (Britain) / North Sea / Orkney Islands | 2014 |  |