Two alien venerid bivalves from the Eastern Mediterranean

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.J. van Aartsen ◽  
B. Galil ◽  
C. Bogi
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Central Coast ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Growing Population

We report the first record in the Mediterranean Sea of the minute Indo-Pacific venerid bivalveCostellipitar chordatum. The species has recently established a small population off the central coast of Israel. Numerous live specimens ofGouldiopa consternans, at several locations off the Israeli coast, confirm the presence of a fast growing population. This is the first record of the species from Israel, following a recent report from Turkey.

scholarly journals Characterization of Coolia spp. (Gonyaucales, Dinophyceae) from Southern Tunisia: first record of Coolia malayensis in the Mediterranean Sea

ALGAE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-193
Author(s):  
Moufida Abdennadher ◽  
Amel Bellaaj Zouari ◽  
Walid Medhioub ◽  
Antonella Penna ◽  
Asma Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Mucus Production ◽  
Rdna Sequences ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Morphological Differences

This study provides the first report of the presence of Coolia malayensis in the Mediterranean Sea, co-occurring with C. monotis. Isolated strains from the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia (South-eastern Mediterranean) were identified by morphological characterization and phylogenetic analysis. Examination by light and scanning electron microscopy revealed no significant morphological differences between the Tunisian isolates and other geographically distant strains of C. monotis and C. malayensis. Phylogenetic trees based on ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and D1‒D3/28S rDNA sequences showed that C. monotis strains clustered with others from the Mediterranean and Atlantic whereas the C. malayensis isolate branched with isolates from the Pacific and the Atlantic, therefore revealing no geographical trend among C. monotis and C. malayensis populations. Ultrastructural analyses by transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of numerous vesicles containing spirally coiled fibers in both C. malayensis and C. monotis cells, which we speculate to be involved in mucus production.

scholarly journals First report of Evelineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) (Heteronemertea, Lineidae) from the Mediterranean Sea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAZY HOFFMAN ◽  
HIROSHI KAJIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Report ◽  
Levantine Sea ◽  
Levantine Basin ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

The ribbon worm Evelineus mcintoshii is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. Observations that took place, during two algal surveys, on the intertidal abrasion platforms at the middle of the Levantine Sea of Israel indicated that this species is hiding inside a mixture of local and non-indigenous marine seaweeds. It is probably another alien species, one of many, that adopted the Levantine basin of the Eastern Mediterranean due to tropical environmental conditions that characterize this sea. We discuss the first record of this species and its possible origins as well as the first report of Notospermus geniculatus, the other marine nemertean species recently reported from Israel.

scholarly journals The bastard grunt Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825) (Teleostei: Haemulidae) in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea) - a late arrival or just a neglected species?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikos Doumpas ◽  
Valentina Tanduo ◽  
Fabio Crocetta ◽  
Ioannis Giovos ◽  
Joachim Langeneck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
First Record ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Late Arrival ◽  
Subtropical Fish ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Xix Century

Pomadasys incisus is a thermophilous coastal subtropical fish species belonging to the family Haemulidae. Originally described from Gambia, this species is widely distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from Galicia to South Africa. It has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea since 1840, presumably expanding its distribution in the next decades, although the species could have been already present in the basin, but simply overlooked until the mid XIX century. In this study, we first record P. incisus from Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea), based on two opportunistic observations obtained through a citizen-science project and review the distribution of this species in the Mediterranean Sea. The present sighting raises the question on whether this species is a late arrival in the country or its presence has just been neglected until now. Based on present data, the most likely hypothesis is the latter one, with P. incisus occurring in low densities and being overlooked due to the absence of field studies. Whatever is true, some intrinsic or extrinsic factors may have played a role in limiting its spread or wide establishment in the above-mentioned country.

scholarly journals First record of the broad-banded cardinal fish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) from Turkey

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. TURAN ◽  
D. YAGLIOGLU ◽  
D. ERGUDEN ◽  
M. GURLEK ◽  
B. SONMEZ
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

Two specimens of the alien cardinal fish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) are recorded for the first time from Turkey and second time from the Mediterranean Sea. This is the fourth Indo-Pacific apogonid species documented in the Mediterranean Sea, and the introduction of this species to the eastern Mediterranean is due to migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.

scholarly journals Presence of the Mesopodopsis slabberi (Van Beneden, 1861) (Crustacea: Mysida) from the Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-183
Author(s):  
Tahir Özcan ◽  
A. Suat Ateş ◽  
Seçil Acar
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Iskenderun Bay ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Mesopodopsis Slabberi ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sea Coast

Mysid, Mesopodopsis slabberi (Van Beneden, 1861) was for the first time recorded in İskenderun Bay (eastern Mediterranean). A total of 10 specimens belong to M. slabberi was collected at the depths between 0 and 2 m. This paper is on the first record of M. slabberi from the Levantine coast of Turkey.

First record of the Indo-Pacific Cymothoa indica (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae), a Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Paul Trilles ◽  
Michel Bariche
Keyword(s):  
Exotic Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The World ◽  
Lessepsian Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Lessepsian Migrants ◽  
First Time

AbstractCymothoa indica, a typical Indo-Pacific genus and species, is reported for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Specimens were found parasitizing mainly barracudas (Sphyraenidae) from Lebanon. Female and male specimens are described on collected materials. To date, the genus Cymothoa has not been reported in the Mediterranean Sea although it is widely represented in other areas of the world. It is suggested that C. indica should be added to the list of exotic species introduced from the Red Sea and known as Lessepsian migrants.

scholarly journals The arrival of a second ‘Lessepsian sprinter’? A first record of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba in the Eastern Mediterranean

2017 ◽  
pp. 524 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIR STERN ◽  
GUY PAZ ◽  
YANA YUDKOVSKY ◽  
HADAS LUBINEVSKY ◽  
BARUCH RINKEVICH
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Molecular Tools ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Levantine Basin ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
The Mediterranean

Here we document the first occurrence of the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba in the Levantine Basin. This species identity has been confirmed using morphological and molecular tools, and is presented here with simplified illustrations for accurate future identification. This report voices a concern regarding another blitz invasion of a cornetfish into the Mediterranean, following its Lessepsian sprinter congeneric, F. commersonii, one of the most efficacious invaders of the Mediterranean Sea. The wide intra-specific genetic distances found between sympatric F. petimba specimens in the available literature resources may also demonstrate the presence of cryptic diversity within this taxon.

First record of Sphoeroides spengleri (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1089-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Reina-Hervás ◽  
J.E. García Raso ◽  
M.E. Manjón-Cabeza
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Alboran Sea ◽  
Total Length ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Alborán Sea

The capture of a specimen of Sphoeroides spengleri (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae), 17 December 2000 and 29·7 mm total length, from the Málaga coast (Alborán Sea, western Mediterranean) represents the first record of a new alien species for Mediterranean waters.

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