scholarly journals Distribution of Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta Sabellariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea: update and new findings

Zoosymposia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-208
Author(s):  
ROSSANA SANFILIPPO ◽  
A. GUIDO ◽  
G. INSACCO ◽  
C. DEIAS ◽  
G. CATANIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ionian Sea ◽  
New Findings ◽  
The Mediterranean

An update of the geographical distribution of the sabellariid polychaete Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767) within the Mediterranean Sea is provided after checking the known literature. This shallow-water, reef-forming species is first recorded from new sites in southeastern Sicily, both along the Sicily Straits and the Ionian Sea, from where S. alveolata was so far unknown.These new collections also provided material for a detailed description and SEM documentation of morphological features of the operculum and the body.

scholarly journals Crustaceans and Marine Heterobranchia: A New Symbiotic Relationship in the Mediterranean Sea

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 613
Author(s):  
Giulia Furfaro ◽  
Michele Solca ◽  
Paolo Mariottini
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Symbiotic Association ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
First Case ◽  
Pea Crab ◽  
Small Crustacean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Solar Powered

The “solar-powered” Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) is an endemic Mediterranean sacoglossan living in rocky substrates at shallow water. During a scuba dive, one E. timida was photographed and collected. The observation revealed the presence of a small crustacean of the Pinnotheridae family. It was not possible to assign the crustacean to a genus, but it shares typical ecological and external morphological features with other Pinnotherinae species. This is the first report of a pea crab hosted by a non-shelled Heterobranchia and the first case of a symbiotic association between crustaceans and marine Heterobranchia reported in the Mediterranean Sea.

scholarly journals The Culturable Mycobiome of Mesophotic Agelas oroides: Constituents and Changes Following Sponge Transplantation to Shallow Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 567
Author(s):  
Eyal Ben-Dor Cohen ◽  
Micha Ilan ◽  
Oded Yarden
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Hyphal Growth ◽  
Marine Sponges ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Dynamic Components ◽  
In Vitro Interactions

Marine sponges harbor a diverse array of microorganisms and the composition of the microbial community has been suggested to be linked to holo-biont health. Most of the attention concerning sponge mycobiomes has been given to sponges present in shallow depths. Here, we describe the presence of 146 culturable mycobiome taxa isolated from mesophotic niche (100 m depth)-inhabiting samples of Agelas oroides, in the Mediterranean Sea. We identify some potential in vitro interactions between several A. oroides-associated fungi and show that sponge meso-hyl extract, but not its predominantly collagen-rich part, is sufficient to support hyphal growth. We demonstrate that changes in the diversity of culturable mycobiome constituents occur following sponge transplantation from its original mesophotic habitat to shallow (10 m) waters, where historically (60 years ago) this species was found. We conclude that among the 30 fungal genera identified as associated with A. oroides, Aspergillus, Penicillium and Trichoderma constitute the core mycobiome of A. oroides, and that they persist even when the sponge is transplanted to a suboptimal environment, indicative of the presence of constant, as well as dynamic, components of the sponge mycobiome. Other genera seemed more depth-related and appeared or disappeared upon host’s transfer from 100 to 10 m.

scholarly journals First record of the Combtooth Blenny, Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) (Pisces, Blenniidae), for the Italian Ionian Sea

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tiralongo ◽  
R. Baldacconi
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Ionian Sea ◽  
Sea Of Marmara ◽  
Limited Distribution ◽  
The North ◽  
The Mediterranean

Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) is an endemic blenny of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. However, unlike other species of combtooth blennies, M. adriaticus is a fish with a limited distribution in Adriatic Sea, especially in the north, where it can be common. We report here the first record of this species from the waters of the Ionian Sea.

scholarly journals Satellite Observations of the Seasonal Evolution of Total Precipitable Water Vapour over the Mediterranean Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Palau ◽  
F. Rovira ◽  
M. J. Sales
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Precipitable Water ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Annual Variability ◽  
Total Precipitable Water ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Precipitation Regimes ◽  
The Mediterranean

This study shows satellite observations and new findings on the time and spatial distribution of the Total Precipitable Water (TPW) column over the Mediterranean Sea throughout the year. Annual evolution and seasonality of the TPW column are shown and compared to the estimated net evaporation over the Mediterranean Sea. Daily spatiotemporal means are in good agreement with previous short-term field campaigns and also corroborate hypothesis and conclusions reached from previous mesoscale modelling studies: (a) from a meteorological point of view, Mediterranean Basin should be considered as two different subbasins (the Western and the Eastern Mediterranean); (b) accumulation processes may affect the radiative balance at regional scale and the summer precipitation regimes. Furthermore, these satellite observations constitute strong empirical evidences that, (a) from late May to early October, contrary to what happens in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin (EMB), there is a net accumulation of TPW on the Western Mediterranean Basin (WMB) that favours the instability of the atmosphere, (b) there is a seasonal anticorrelation between the seasonal variability of the TPW column over the two Mediterranean subbasins, (c) solar radiation can not be the only driver for the annual variability of the TPW column over the Mediterranean Sea, and (d) both previous features are seasonally dependent and, therefore, their effects on the TPW column are attenuated by annual variability.

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.

scholarly journals First genetically confirmed records of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Cypriot waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Kousteni ◽  
Marios Papageorgiou ◽  
Michail Rovatsos ◽  
Ioannis Thasitis ◽  
Louis Hadjioannou
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Nucleotide Sequences ◽  
16S Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Phylogenetic Placement ◽  
Oxidase Subunit ◽  
The Mediterranean

The taxonomy within the genus Centrophorus has been controversial almost since its origin, raising uncertainties about the identification, the phylogenetic placement and the geographical distribution of several species. The partial nucleotide sequences of two mitochondrial DNA gene regions, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and the 16S ribosomal RNA, genetically confirmed the presence of the little gulper shark in Cypriot waters. The species presence in the Mediterranean Sea is revised and discussed.

scholarly journals Eukaryotic community composition in the sea surface microlayer across an east-west transect in the Mediterranean Sea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birthe Zäncker ◽  
Michael Cunliffe ◽  
Anja Engel
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Surface Microlayer ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Ionian Sea ◽  
Western Basin ◽  
Sea Surface Microlayer ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. The sea surface microlayer (SML) represents the boundary layer at the air-sea interface. Microbial eukaryotes in the SML potentially influence air-sea gas exchange directly by taking up and producing gases, and indirectly by excreting and degrading organic matter, which may modify the viscoelastic properties of the SML. However, little is known about the controlling factors that influence microbial eukaryote community composition in the SML. We studied the composition of the microbial community, transparent exopolymer particles and polysaccharides in the SML during the PEACETIME cruise along a west-east transect in the Mediterranean Sea, covering the western basin, Tyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea. At the stations located in the Ionian Sea, fungi were found in high relative abundances determined by 18S sequencing efforts, making up a significant proportion of the sequences recovered. At the same time, bacterial and phytoplankton counts were decreasing from west to east, while transparent exopolymer particle (TEP) abundance and total carbohydrate (TCHO) concentrations remained the same between Mediterranean basins. Thus, the presence of substrates for fungi, such as Cladosporium known to take up phytoplankton-derived polysaccharides, in combination with decreased substrate competition by bacteria suggests that fungi could be thriving in the neuston of the Ionian Sea.

The cumacean genus Iphinoe (Crustacea: Peracarida) from Italian waters and I. daphne n. sp. from the northwestern Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4766 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-357
Author(s):  
CRISTINA MAZZIOTTI ◽  
MARCO LEZZI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Nomen Dubium ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Italian Coasts ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Italian Coast

Records of the cumacean genus Iphinoe from Italian coasts are reported with relevant data on the habitat, morphology and geographical distribution of each species. Seven Iphinoe species from the Italian coasts were recorded and are presented here with their own distributional ranges; the description of a new species, Iphinoe daphne n. sp. is also given.                Our results extend the known distribution of some species to new areas of the Mediterranean Sea and suggest that the species Iphinoe adriatica Bâcescu, 1988 can be considered as a nomen dubium, while the presence of I. trispinosa along the Italian coast is doubtful.Finally, a dichotomous key for all Mediterranean Iphinoe species is provided. 

First record of the giant squid Architeuthis sp. (Architeuthidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
María González ◽  
Manuel Fernández-Casado ◽  
Ma. del Pilar Rodríguez ◽  
Antonio Segura ◽  
Juan Jesús Martín
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Alboran Sea ◽  
Giant Squid ◽  
Spanish Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Alborán Sea

The stranding of a female specimen of the genus Architeuthis, a species not previously recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, is reported from the southern Spanish coast (Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean). The geographical distribution of the species is discussed.

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