Foreword to the Special Issue “New frontiers for monitoring European biodiversity: the role and importance of amphipod crustaceans”

Brutto, Sabrina Lo; Arculeo, Marco; Krapp-Schickel, Traudl; Ketmaier, Valerio

doi:10.1163/15685403-00003204

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“…Very few studies, however, have been conducted on S. alveolata reefs and their associated benthic infauna from the Portuguese coast (but see Sousa Diaz and Paula 2001; Plicanti et al 2016). Amphipods could play a key role in biodiversity monitoring, due to their great abundance, their wide distribution across several habitats, and their high morphological, functional, and behavioral diversity (Lo Brutto et al 2013;Scipione 2013). Even if their ecological role within Sabellarian reefs is still unexplored, amphipods seem to be an important component of crustacean assemblages associated with such reefs, as suggested by information available on the amphipod community associated with S. alveolata reefs from Atlantic France (Dubois et al 2002) and the Mediterranean Sea (Sparla et al 1992;Lo Brutto and Sparla 1993;Gambi et al 1996;Nicoletti et al 2001;La Porta et al 2009;Iaciofano et al 2015).…”

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The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

Plicanti

Iaciofano

Bertocci³

et al. 2016

Mar Biodiv

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Amphipod assemblages associated with the biogenic reefs built by the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata were studied at two sites (Praia da Aguda and Belinho) along the northwestern coast of Portugal. A total of 3909 specimens were collected, comprising 14 different amphipod species. A first record from the northeastern Atlantic coast was registered here for the species Caprella santosrosai, which was, up to now, recorded only along the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. A male specimen collected from the Sabellaria-reef located in Belinho allowed an update to the known distribution of C. santosrosai, thus altering its previous status as an endemic Mediterranean species. The most common species collected during the study were Microdeutopus chelifer (n = 1828), Jassa ocia (n = 1426), and Hyale stebbingi (n = 452). Forty-three percent of the total recorded species were encountered in both study sites, whereas the remaining 57 % were restricted to a single site (Belinho). The majority of the collected species (93 %) showed an Atlantic-Mediterranean distribution, confirming the close affinity between eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean amphipod assemblages and the role of the Portuguese coast as a transition zone through which numerous warm-water species, coming from North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, could enter into the Atlantic and possibly get mixed with species coming from the North Sea and the Arctic, typically having affinity for colder waters.

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The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

Plicanti

Iaciofano

Bertocci³

et al. 2016

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“…as potential pabulum for an establishment of amphipod crustacean species, still scarcely monitored in scattered areas of the eastern Mediterranean Sea ( Lo Brutto et al 2016 , Lubinevsky et al 2019 , Sorbe et al 2002 ). In European aquatic ecosystems, including the coastal Mediterranean ones, where biodiversity is changing due to climate change and the invasion of alien species, such a ubiquitous animal group, as amphipods, plays a crucial role in detecting such changes and deserves relevant attention as fundamental tool in monitoring biodiversity ( Borja et al 2003 , Lo Brutto et al 2013 ).…”

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New records of amphipod crustaceans along the Israeli Mediterranean coast, including a rare Mediterranean endemic species, Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971

Brutto¹,

Iaciofano²

2020

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A survey has been carried out at four Israeli rocky sites to evaluate the diversity of the amphipod fauna on various hard substrates, still scarcely monitored, as potential pabulum for amphipod crustacean species. A survey of shallow rocky reefs along the Mediterranean coast of Israel recovered 28 species and integrated the Amphipoda checklist for the country ofIsrael with 12 newly-recorded species. Such renewed national list includes Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971, a rare species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, recorded here for the first time from the southern Levant Basin. The species, described from specimens collected in the Tyrrhenian Sea in 1970, has been only recorded eight times within the whole Mediterranean Sea. A revision of the bibliography on the distribution and ecology of M. schieckei showed that, although mentioned only for the western Mediterranean basin by some authors, it is listed in the checklist of amphipods of the Aegean Sea and neighbouring seas and has been found in the eastern Mediterranean basin since 1978. Maera schieckei was rarely found in the Mediterranean, one of the most studied marine biogeographic region as concerns the amphipod fauna; and the species seems to prefer bays or gulf areas. The role of updating and monitoring faunal composition should be re-evaluated.

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“…A knowledge of marine talitrid amphipods is important for ecological Fanini et al 2005;Deidun et al 2007;Ugolini et al 2008) and biodiversity monitoring studies (Lo Brutto et al 2013), and the correct identification at the species level is essential for conservation strategies.…”

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Re-description of Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928: designation of neotype and senior synonym to Orchestia constricta A. Costa, 1853 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) by Reversal of Precedence

Iaciofano

Brutto

2016

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The beach flea Orchestia stephenseni was originally described by Cecchini (1928), and successively by Karaman (1973). The description of this species will be herein revised by focusing on the variation of the gnathopod 2 in males, as detected during its growth period. An analysis of DNA Barcoding was performed to support the assignment of the taxonomic species to five morphotypes. As the type specimen has not yet been designated, a neotype is assigned. The name of the species is here presented as a valid name as it satisfies the requirements of a Reversal of the Principle of Priority: Orchestia stephenseni takes precedence over the objective synonym Orchestia constricta A. Costa, 1853, in accordance with Article 23.9.2. of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928 becomes nomen protectum, and Orchestia constricta nomen oblitum. The results presented in this paper also support the status of Orchestia stephenseni as a Mediterranean endemic species, thereby rejecting previous Atlantic records. The synonymies for O. stephenseni are revised accordingly.

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Foreword to the Special Issue “New frontiers for monitoring European biodiversity: the role and importance of amphipod crustaceans”

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

New records of amphipod crustaceans along the Israeli Mediterranean coast, including a rare Mediterranean endemic species, Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971

Re-description of Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928: designation of neotype and senior synonym to Orchestia constricta A. Costa, 1853 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) by Reversal of Precedence

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Foreword to the Special Issue “New frontiers for monitoring European biodiversity: the role and importance of amphipod crustaceans”

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

New records of amphipod crustaceans along the Israeli Mediterranean coast, including a rare Mediterranean endemic species, Maera schieckei Karaman &amp; Ruffo, 1971

Re-description of Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928: designation of neotype and senior synonym to Orchestia constricta A. Costa, 1853 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) by Reversal of Precedence

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New records of amphipod crustaceans along the Israeli Mediterranean coast, including a rare Mediterranean endemic species, Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971