New marine amphipod records on the Algerian coast

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bakalem ◽  
Jean-Claude Dauvin ◽  
Samir Grimes
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Bottom Communities ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Marine Amphipod ◽  
Algerian Coast ◽  
Hard Bottom Communities

Recent sampling surveys (2011–2012) of the shallow (0–50 m) hard-bottom communities and re-examination of some soft-bottom communities (5–143 m) along the Algerian coast have allowed the collection of 33 species (five Caprelloidea, 27 Gammaridea and one Hyperiidea), which were not recorded before in the inventory of the marine amphipod fauna of Algeria (Bakalem & Dauvin, 1995; Grimes et al., 2009). This paper reports the number of specimens sampled for each of these 33 species and provides data on their geographical distribution and habitats. Fourteen of the species (43%) are considered to be endemic to the Mediterranean Sea; 15 others are north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species, and the four last are cosmopolitan species. Twenty-nine of the new records are known for Italian waters and 19 in Greek waters where there is intensive amphipod inventory. The total number of marine amphipod fauna in Algeria is now 332.

scholarly journals Annotated checklist of marine Algerian Crustacean Decapods

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. GRIMES ◽  
A. BAKALEM ◽  
J.C. DAUVIN
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Geographical Patterns ◽  
Bottom Communities ◽  
Algerian Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Hard Bottom Communities ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
First Time

Sampling surveys (1976-2013) of soft-bottom communities and some hard bottom communities along the Algerian coast (1,180 km) have allowed the collection of 114 species of crustacean decapods of which of 37 were reported for the first time for the Algerian decapods fauna; for these species additional comments concerning their ecological and geographical patterns are given. The inventory of all benthic and pelagic decapods recorded along the Algerian coast reaches 253 species. Three families on a total of 57 families were highly diversified: Paguridae (17 species), Polybiidae (16 species) and Processidae (13 species). The presence of the 253 recorded species along the Algerian coast has been compared with eight other areas from the Mediterranean Sea. The decapods fauna of the Algerian coast is among the most richest of the Mediterranean Sea and comparable of that of Italy.

scholarly journals Diversity and geographical distribution of soft-bottom macrobenthos in the bay of Bou Ismail (Algeria, Mediterranean Sea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 100938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bakalem ◽  
Najla Hassam ◽  
Yasmina Oulmi ◽  
Marine Martinez ◽  
Jean-Claude Dauvin
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Soft Bottom

A revised definition of the genus Epileucon Jones (Crustacea, Cumacea) with descriptions of species from the deep Atlantic

1981 ◽  
Vol 291 (1052) ◽  
pp. 353-409 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Definition Of

The genus Epileucon Jones, 1956 is redefined on the basis of carapace, pereon and appendage characters. The following species are transferred to Epileucon from the genus Leucon Kröyer, 1846: E. spiniventris (Hansen, 1920), E. longirostris (G. O. Sars, 1871), E. tenuirostris (G. O. Sars, 1887), E. latispina (Jones, 1963) and E. bengalensis (Lomakina, 1967). A lectotype is selected for E. spiniventris . Known Atlantic and Mediterranean species are redescribed, and five new species, E. ensis, E. pusillus, E. craterus, E. socius and E. acclivis , are described. Keys to males and females of the Atlantic and Mediterranean species are provided. The geographical distribution of the group is discussed. The genus is known in deep water (> 200 m) in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea, and also on the continental shelf (at around 100 m depth) off New Zealand.

New records for the benthic marine flora of Chafarinas Islands (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean). Nuevas citas para la flora bentónica marina de las Islas Chafarinas (Mar de Alborán, Mediterráneo occidental)

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 165-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Altamirano ◽  
Julio De la Rosa ◽  
Marianela Zanolla ◽  
Virginia Souza-Egipsy ◽  
Javier Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Alboran Sea ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Marine Flora ◽  
Alborán Sea

Nuevas citas para la fl ora bentónica marina de las Islas Chafarinas (Mar de Alborán, Mediterráneo occidental) Keywords. Chafarinas Islands, geographical distribution, Mediterranean Sea, seaweeds. Palabras clave. Islas Chafarinas, corología, macroalgas marinas, Mediterráneo.

scholarly journals Records of Polydora cornuta and Streblospio gynobranchiata (Annelida, Spionidae) from the Black Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.I. RADASHEVSKY ◽  
Z.P. SELIFONOVA
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Sea Of Azov ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Sea Of Azov ◽  
Bottom Communities ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mediterranean

Two spionid polychaetes, Polydora cornuta and Streblospio gynobranchiata, were identified in benthic samples collected in the northern Black Sea and adjacent waters. These species have earlier been classified as the worst invaders in soft bottom communities in the Mediterranean Sea. Polydora cornuta had been previously misidentified and widely reported from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as P. ciliata, P. ciliata limicola and P. limicola. Streblospio gynobranchiata is a new invader currently extending its distribution into the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas. Morphology, diagnostic characters and biology of the species are discussed and the history of their records in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas and the Sea of Azov is reviewed.  

scholarly journals Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATERINA ACHILLEOS ◽  
CARLOS JIMENEZ ◽  
BJÖRN BERNING ◽  
ANTONIS PETROU
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Levantine Basin ◽  
First Results ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
Comprehensive Study

The Mediterranean bryozoan fauna is considered to be well studied compared to other marine areas of the world. However, in the Levantine Basin, bryozoan diversity has not yet been adequately documented. This report presents the first systematic and most comprehensive study of bryozoans sampled in Cyprus during census surveys from 2011 to 2018. The specimens were collected between 9 and ~620 m depth from several habitat types (mainly soft-bottom environments but also hard natural/artificial substrata, ancient shipwrecks, a marine cave, and deep-water coral habitats) around the island by means of bottom trawls, remotely operated vehicles, and scuba diving. The surveys produced a total of 91 species, 26 of which (=28%) are new records for the Levantine Basin, and 10 (=11%) are probably new to science. Our results thus show that the diversity of bryozoans in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is still significantly underestimated.

scholarly journals New records of two uncommon species, Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1995 (Decapoda, Calappidae) and Parasquilla ferrussaci (Roux, 1828) (Stomatopoda, Parasquillidae), from the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
G. Sardo ◽  
M. L. Geraci ◽  
D. Scannella ◽  
F. Falsone ◽  
S. Vitale
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Trawl Survey ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Crustacean Species ◽  
Mantis Shrimp ◽  
Strait Of Sicily ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean

The shamefaced crab Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1995 and the mantis shrimp Parasquilla ferussaci (Roux, 1828) are two crustacean species rarely reported in the Mediterranean Sea. In December 2018, two specimens of C. tuerkayana and one specimen of P. ferussaci were collected on a soft bottom at about 132 and 145 m depth during a trawl survey off Mazara del Vallo harbour (Strait of Sicily). This note reports the northernmost record of C. tuerkayana in the Strait of Sicily and confirms the occurrence of P. ferussaci in the same area. An update of the spatial distribution of these crustacean species in the Mediterranean Sea is also presented.

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