Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) in the Donuzlav Bay and adjacent Black Sea area

Abstract

The predatory gastropod mollusk Rapana venosa is included in the list of the 100 most dangerous invasive species of the Black and Mediterranean Seas, which determines the relevance of studying the species’ local populations in the areas of introduction. The first studied Rapa whelk population in Donuzlav Bay (NW Crimea) was one of the last to form and differs from populations in other areas of the Black Sea. Based on the results of studies in 2020, the characteristics of the population structure of R. venosa inhabiting the Donuzlav Bay and the adjacent marine area are shown. The data obtained are compared with the population characteristics of the Rapa whelk from other areas of the Black Sea. It is shown that at the stage of stabilization of the metapopulation, the phenotype of the adapted “norm” R. venosa of the Black Sea was formed.

Lepidochitona bondarevi sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the Black Sea and its relatives

“…Lepidochitona cinerea.-Starobogatov, 1972Kaas, Van Belle, 1985: 84, fig. 39, map 17;Anistratenko, Anistratenko, 2001: 46, fig.14 ;Micu, 2004: 88;Bondarev, Revkov, 2017: 15. Lepidochiton marginatus.-Jakovleva, 1952.…”