The molluscan assemblage of a pristine Posidonia oceanica meadow in the eastern Mediterranean

Holzknecht, Martina; Albano, Paolo G.

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“…GREECE • 3 spcms; Plakias, SW Crete; 35.1793° N, 24.3956° E; depth 10 m; 17 Sep. 2017; Posidonia oceanica rhizomes; suction sampler; NHMW 112930-LM-0756; Holzknecht & Albano (2022) legit (sample Rh.10.5.M) ( Figs. 6D – 6F ) • 6 spcms; Plakias, SW Crete; 35.1793° N, 24.3956° E; depth 15 m; 21 Sep. 2017; Posidonia oceanica rhizomes; suction sampler; NHMW 112930-LM-0755; Holzknecht & Albano (2022) legit (sample Rh.15.4.M) • 3 spcms; Plakias, SW Crete; 35.1793° N, 24.3956° E; depth 10 m; 17 Sep. 2017; Posidonia oceanica rhizomes; suction sampler; Holzknecht & Albano (2022) legit (sample Rh.10.5.M) • 3 spcms; Plakias, SW Crete; 35.1793° N, 24.3956° E; depth 20 m; 17 Sep. 2017; Posidonia oceanica rhizomes; suction sampler; NHMW 112930-LM-0757 to 0758; Holzknecht & Albano (2022) legit (sample Rh.20.1.M).…”

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New records of non-indigenous species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Crustacea, Mollusca), with a revision of genus Isognomon (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

Albano,

Hong,

Steger

et al. 2024

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We report new data on non-indigenous invertebrates from the Mediterranean Sea (four ostracods and 20 molluscs), including five new records for the basin: the ostracods Neomonoceratina iniqua, Neomonoceratina aff. mediterranea, Neomonoceratina cf. entomon, Loxoconcha cf. gisellae (Arthropoda: Crustacea)–the first records of non-indigenous ostracods in the Mediterranean–and the bivalve Striarca aff. symmetrica (Mollusca). Additionally, we report for the first time Electroma vexillum from Israel, and Euthymella colzumensis, Joculator problematicus, Hemiliostraca clandestina, Pyrgulina nana, Pyrgulina microtuber, Turbonilla cangeyrani, Musculus aff. viridulus and Isognomon bicolor from Cyprus. We also report the second record of Fossarus sp. and of Cerithiopsis sp. cf. pulvis in the Mediterranean Sea, the first live collected specimens of Oscilla galilae from Cyprus and the northernmost record of Gari pallida in Israel (and the Mediterranean). Moreover, we report the earliest records of Rugalucina angela, Ervilia scaliola and Alveinus miliaceus in the Mediterranean Sea, backdating their first occurrence in the basin by 3, 5 and 7 years, respectively. We provide new data on the presence of Spondylus nicobaricus and Nudiscintilla aff. glabra in Israel. Finally, yet importantly, we use both morphological and molecular approaches to revise the systematics of the non-indigenous genus Isognomon in the Mediterranean Sea, showing that two species currently co-occur in the basin: the Caribbean I. bicolor, distributed in the central and eastern Mediterranean, and the Indo-Pacific I. aff. legumen, at present reported only from the eastern Mediterranean and whose identity requires a more in-depth taxonomic study. Our work shows the need of taxonomic expertise and investigation, the necessity to avoid the unfounded sense of confidence given by names in closed nomenclature when the NIS belong to taxa that have not enjoyed ample taxonomic work, and the necessity to continue collecting samples–rather than relying on visual censuses and bio-blitzes–to enable accurate detection of non-indigenous species.

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New records of non-indigenous species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Crustacea, Mollusca), with a revision of genus Isognomon (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

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Hong,

Steger

et al. 2024

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“…The CM stations plot in the positive field of axis 1 and negative field of axis 2 and are associated with salinity, gravel and the presence of Posidonia oceanica and Halophila stipulacea as well as suspension-feeders such as Gregariella petagnae (Scacchi, 1832), Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803), and Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) or the mixed suspension-deposit feeder Ctena decussata (O.G. Costa, 1829) which is a symbiont-bearing species [69].…”

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Molluscs from Tidal Channels of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia): Quantitative Data and Comparison with Other Lagoons and Coastal Waters of the Mediterranean Sea

Fersi

Pezy

Bakalem

et al. 2023

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The present study analyses the spatio-temporal structuration of the molluscan fauna from four tidal channels of the Gulf of Gabès. A total of 26 stations were sampled at four seasons from March 2016 to January 2017, leading to the identification of 2695 individuals and 57 species. The species richness and abundances are higher in autumn than in other seasons. The fauna is dominated by seven species, three gastropods [Cerithium scabridum Philippi, 1848, Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) and Tricolia speciosa (Megerle von Mühfleld, 1824)] and four bivalves [Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802), Loripes orbiculatus Poli, 1791, Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792) and Peronaea planata (Linnaeus, 1758)], which are characteristic of habitats with detritus accumulation and seagrass meadows. These dominant species are commonly recorded in lagoons and coastal shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The structure of the molluscan fauna is linked to the location of tidal channels in the Gulf of Gabès. Abundances are lower in the Mimoun channel than in the other channels, especially the Maltine channel which shows a great accumulation of organic matter and high abundances of molluscs. Low abundances are found in high-energy hydrodynamic zones with gravel sediment; conversely, the presence of macrophytes (mainly in seagrass meadows) increases molluscan diversity. Comparisons with other sites in the shallow waters of the Tunisian coast and lagoons show that the taxonomic diversity of molluscs of the tidal channels of the Gulf of Gabès is equivalent to that reported elsewhere, but the abundance per m2 is among the lowest levels recorded here. Moreover, most of the dominant species found in the Gulf of Gabès tidal channel are reported as dominant in other studies covering the Mediterranean Sea. A distance-based redundancy analysis shows that depth, sediment type and the presence of marine phanerogams and filter-feeder bivalves on fine sands and gravels account for the structure of mollusc assemblages associated with each channel.

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Molluscs Associated with Phanerogams in the Sea of Marmara

Bitlis,

Öztürk,

Doğan

et al. 2024

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The molluscan assemblage of a pristine Posidonia oceanica meadow in the eastern Mediterranean

Cited by 5 publications

References 57 publications

New records of non-indigenous species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Crustacea, Mollusca), with a revision of genus Isognomon (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

New records of non-indigenous species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Crustacea, Mollusca), with a revision of genus Isognomon (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

Molluscs from Tidal Channels of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia): Quantitative Data and Comparison with Other Lagoons and Coastal Waters of the Mediterranean Sea

Molluscs Associated with Phanerogams in the Sea of Marmara

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