The presence of the Indo-Pacific symbiont-bearing foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera in Greek coastal ecosystems (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean)

Triantaphyllou, Maria; Koukousioura, Olga; Dimiza, Margarita D.

doi:10.12681/mms.111

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“…These studies confirm the wide distribution of many large endosymbiont-bearing taxa, such as Amphisteginids, along the coasts of the Levantine basin (LANGER, 2008), Greece (TRIANTAPHYLLOU et al, 2009;KOUKOUSIOURA et al, 2010a), Turkey (MERI et al, 2010) and Cyprus (ABU TAIR & LANGER, 2010). Amphistegina lobifera appears to have established successful populations in Greek coastal ecosystems (TRIANTAPHYLLOU et al, 2009;KOUKOUSIOURA et al, 2010a,b). Taxa of Indo-Pacific origin, probably true Lessepsian forms, are represented by Borelis sp., Coscinospira hemprichii, Cycloforina sp., Heterostegina depressa, Pegidia lacunata, Pseudolachlanella slitella and Sorites orbiculus.…”

Section: Alien Protozoans In the Eastern Mediterraneansupporting

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Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

Zenetos

Gofas

Verlaque³

et al. 2010

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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The state-of-art on alien species in the Mediterranean Sea is presented, making distinctions among the four subregions defined in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive: (i) the Western Mediterranean Sea (WMED); (ii) the Central Mediterranean Sea (CMED); (iii) the Adriatic Sea (ADRIA); and (iv) the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMED). The updated checklist (December 2010) of marine alien species within each subregion, along with their acclimatization status and origin, is provided. A total of 955 alien species is known in the Mediterranean, the vast majority of them having being introduced in the EMED (718), less in the WMED (328) and CMED (267) and least in the Adriatic (171). Of these, 535 species (56%) are established in at least one area.Despite the collective effort of experts who attempted in this work, the number of introduced species remains probably underestimated. Excluding microalgae, for which knowledge is still insufficient, aliens have increased the total species richness of the Mediterranean Sea by 5.9%. This figure should not be directly read as an indication of higher biodiversity, as spreading of so many aliens within the basin is possibly causing biotic homogenization. Thermophilic species, i.e. Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Tropical Atlantic, Tropical Pacific, and circum(sub)tropical, account for 88.4% of the introduced species in the EMED, 72.8% in the CMED, 59.3% in the WMED and 56.1% in the Adriatic. Cold water species, i.e. circumboreal, N Atlantic, and N Pacific, make up a small percentage of the introduced species, ranging between 4.2% and 21.6% and being more numerous in the Adriatic and less so in the EMED.Species that are classified as invasive or potentially invasive are 134 in the whole of the Mediterranean: 108 are present in the EMED, 76 in the CMED, 53 in the Adriatic and 64 in the WMED. The WMED hosts most invasive macrophytes, whereas the EMED has the lion’s share in polychaetes, crustaceans, molluscs and fish.

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Section: Alien Protozoans In the Eastern Mediterraneansupporting

confidence: 60%

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

Zenetos

Gofas

Verlaque³

et al. 2010

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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444

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“…The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 has facilitated marine species migrations including Indo-Pacific benthic larger foraminifera (Hyams et al, 2002;Zenetos et al, 2005;Langer, 2008;Zenetos et al, 2008;Triantaphyllou et al, 2009). These data suggest migration rates of around 160 km per 100 years (i.e.…”

Section: Indo-pacific Benthic Foraminiferal Migration Rates During MImentioning

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The evolution of the Tsushima Current during the early Pleistocene in the Sea of Japan: An example from marine isotope stage (MIS) 47

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Gallagher

Kitamura

et al. 2012

Global and Planetary Change

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“…Nowadays, it is the most successful foraminifer invader in the coastal ecosystems of the eastern Mediterranean, owing to the ongoing warming trend (e.g., Triantaphyllou et al, 2009;Koukousioura et al, 2010;Langer et al, 2012). Because of its obligate algal symbiosis, its relatively long (one-year) life span (Triantaphyllou et al, 2012) and requirement for clear, nutrient-poor waters, it has been proposed as a non-indigenous but sensitive indicator of water quality in the eastern Mediterranean (FORAM-index; Koukousioura et al, 2011).…”

Section: Amphistegina Lobifera In Zakynthos Island Ionian Seamentioning

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New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (June 2013)

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This paper concerns records of species that have extended their distribution in the Mediterranean Sea. The finding of the rare brackish angiosperm Althenia filiformis in the island of Cyprus is interesting since its insertion in the Red Data Book of the Flora of Cyprus is suggested. The following species enriched the flora or fauna lists of the relevant countries: the red alga Sebdenia dichotoma (Greece), the hydrachnid mite Pontarachna adriatica (Slovenia), and the thalassinid Gebiacantha talismani (Turkey). Several alien species were recorded in new Mediterranean localities. The record of the burrowing goby Trypauchen vagina in the North Levantine Sea (Turkish coast), suggests the start of spreading of this Lessepsian immigrant in the Mediterranean Sea. The findings of the following species indicate the extension of their occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea: the foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera (island of Zakynthos, Greece), the medusa Cassiopea andromeda (Syria), the copepod Centropages furcatus (Aegean Sea), the decapod shrimp Melicertus hathor (island of Kastellorizo, Greece), the crab Menoethius monoceros (Gulf of Tunis), the barnacles Balanus trigonus, Megabalanus tintinnabulum, Megabalanus coccopoma and the bivalves Chama asperella, Cucurbitula cymbium (Saronikos Gulf, Greece).

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The presence of the Indo-Pacific symbiont-bearing foraminifer Amphistegina lobifera in Greek coastal ecosystems (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean)

Cited by 37 publications

References 28 publications

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

The evolution of the Tsushima Current during the early Pleistocene in the Sea of Japan: An example from marine isotope stage (MIS) 47

New Mediterranean Marine biodiversity records (June 2013)

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