First record of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Libyan coastal waters

Rizgalla, Jamila; Bron, James E.; Crocetta, Fabio; Shinn, Andrew P.; AL-Mabruk, Sara A. A.

doi:10.3391/bir.2019.8.1.08

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“…However, it still lacks intensive systematic efforts for monitoring invasive marine species [33], a situation which is amplified by the wide political unrest in the region. Despite that, the number of alien species recorded in recent years is increasing thanks to field surveys, citizen-science projects, and international collaborations [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. Therefore, if these joint efforts continue, the outcomes obtained will be valuable and useful for the Mediterranean marine biology as a whole.…”

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The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea

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The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Chordata: Pisces: Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacentridae) is first recorded in the south-central Mediterranean Sea (Libya), based on the external morphology and the barcoding of a fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. Present sightings from field surveys and social media include juveniles, sub-adults, and a single adult specimen, suggesting that the species is now established in Libyan waters. No certainties occur regarding timing and possible pathway of arrival of this species in the area, and it may have simply gone undetected for years. The joint effort of field studies and citizen science projects in collaboration with international organizations continues shedding light on bioinvasions in Libya, with valuable outcomes for the Mediterranean marine biology as a whole.

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“…Recently, A. dactylomela has colonised the Mediterranean Sea, probably spreading from the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar (Valdés et al, 2013). One intriguing aspect of the colonization process is the apparently disjointed sequence of records with the first sighting from Lampedusa Island (Italy, Central Mediterranean Sea) in 2003 (Trainito et al, 2003), followed by a rapid spread across the Mediterranean Sea, with records from Spain, Monaco, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Tunis and Libya (Bernat & Molinari, 2016;Rizgalla et al, 2019a;Mioni et al, 2018). The success of this species in colonising the Mediterranean Sea is supposedly linked to a number of factors, such as its broad dispersal potential, fast growth, lack of natural predators, and feeding habits (Moles et al, 2017).…”

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This paper is a collection of novel distributional records of 20 species belonging to 8 phyla (Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Chordata) from 11 Mediterranean countries, namely, Spain: an additional record of the Canary dentex Dentex canariensis is reported from Spain (Valencia), this is the northernmost record of this species in the Mediterranean; Algeria: the first documented record of Caulerpa chemnitzia is reported from the Algerian coast; France: the first record of the Spotted sea hare Aplysia dactylomela is reported from the eastern coast of Corsica; Italy: the first records of the Lessepsian polychaete Dorvillea similis and the alien bivalve Isognomon legumen are reported from Italian waters while additional records of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the south Adriatic are provided; Libya: the first record of an alien mollusc Crepidula fornicata is reported from Libyan waters; Malta: multiple sightings of gelatinous species Apolemia uvaria, Phacellophora camtschatica and Physophora hydrostatica are reported for the first time from Maltese waters, as well as the first tentative record of the Orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus cfr. coioides; Greece: an occurrence of a rare Bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus is reported from Hellenic Ionian waters, while the first records of the alien Mertens’ prawn-goby Vanderhorstia mertensi, the recently described cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae and the alien red seaweed Asparagopsis armata are reported from the Aegean Sea. The presence of the micromollusc Euthymella colzumensis is confirmed for Greece; Cyprus: the first record of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba is reported from Cyprus; Turkey: the first record of the alien jellyfish Marivagia stellata is reported from south-eastern Turkey; Israel: the first records of the sea nettle Chrysaora sp. in the Levant are reported.

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“…Aplysia dactylomela was first reported in the Mediterranean Sea in 2002, off Lampedusa Island (Italy). Since then the species has been reported in many locations in the central and eastern part of the Mediterranean, with the latest records coming from the Tunisian and Libyan coasts (Rizgalla et al, 2019). Aplysia punctata is a circumtropical species distributed in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean (from Greenland to Norway, Baltic Sea, British Isles, Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores) and in the Mediterranean Sea (Ballesteros et al, 2012(Ballesteros et al, -2019.…”

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The Collective Article on "New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records" offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the Mediterranean Sea. The current article presents new biodiversity data information on 18 taxa (14 alien, 3 native and 1 cryptogenic species) belonging to 5 Phyla that are reported for 11 different countries listed according to their geographic position from the western to the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Algeria: the alien green alga Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla and the heterobranchs Aplysia dactylomeda and Aplysia punctata are first reported from the entire country. France: a new record of the alien hydroid Porpita porpita is reported from the Corsican Sea, representing the second record of the species in the western Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia: the alien fish Scatophagus argus is reported from the Gulf of Gabès, probably representing an aquarium release. Italy: the well-established Mediterranean alien bivalve Malleus regula is first reported from the entire country. Slovenia: the alien marine bivalve Xenostrobus securis is reported for the first time from the entire country. Croatia: the alien gastropod Biuve fulvipunctata is reported for the first time from the country but also from the entire Adriatic Sea. Montenegro: the alien bivalve Rapana venosa is reported for the first time from the Montenegrin waters. Albania: the well-established alien fish Lagocephalus sceleratus and the rare native shark Rhizoprionodon acutus are reported for the first from the entire country. Greece: the rare native ray Leucoraja circularis is reported for the first time from the Argolikos Gulf and for the first time for the entire country its identification is confirmed morphologically and molecularly; additional records of the alien nomad jellyfish Rhopilema nomadic document its expanding distribution, while the occurrence and the alien fishes Sillago suezensis and Pomadasys stridens are reported for the first time from Hellenic waters. Turkey: additional records of the Egyptian Prawn Metapenaeopsis aegyptia are reported with some biological information. Cyprus: the alien fish Variola louti is reported for the first time for the entire Mediterranean Sea, probably released from an aquarium, while the alien moon crab Matuta victor is reported for the first time from the entire country.http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 16/07/2020 01:30:09 |

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First record of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Libyan coastal waters

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The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea

The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Perciformes: Pomacentridae) in Libya, South-Central Mediterranean Sea

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records 2019

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records 2019

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