scholarly journals Morphological and genetic barcoding study confirming the first Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855) report in the Mediterranean Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 609 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. VELLA ◽  
S. AGIUS DARMANIN ◽  
N. VELLA
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Morphometric Measurements ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
Genetic Barcoding

This paper presents morphometric and genetic barcoding analyses of the first record of the Cocoa Damselfish, Stegastes variabilis in the Mediterranean Sea. A single specimen was captured from Senglea waterfront, Malta (Central Mediterranean) on the 15th of September 2013. The species is non-indigenous in the Mediterranean, as it is native to the tropical Western Atlantic. Apart from undertaking identification through meristics and morphometric measurements of the specimen, genetic analyss of the 3410 bp mtDNA genes were carried out to confirm the species' identity. The latter was useful given that the genus Stegastes is known to be composed of morphologically very similar species, with variable colour patterns.

First record of Acanthosiphonia echinata (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea, molecular and morphological characterization

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion A. Wolf ◽  
Alessandro Buosi ◽  
Adriano Sfriso
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Seaweed Farming ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Ship Route ◽  
The Mediterranean

AbstractIn this study we report the first finding of the red alga Acanthosiphonia echinata in the Mediterranean Sea. Specimens were identified using the DNA barcoding method and, in particular, the plastidial rbcL and the mitochondrial COI-5P markers. This species has been considered to be restricted to the western Atlantic and was reported in blooms from North Carolina to South Carolina. In 2015 the introduction of this species in Southeast Asia (Indonesia) was reported. Probably this taxon was introduced in the Mediterranean Sea from Indonesian populations associated with seaweed farming activities or hull fouling, via the western Atlantic-Mediterranean-Indonesia ship route.

scholarly journals The Portuguese Man-of-war, One of The Most Dangerous Marine Species, Has Always Entered The Mediterranean Sea: Strandings, Sightings And Museum Collections

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Badalamenti ◽  
Francesco Tiralongo ◽  
Vincenzo Arizza ◽  
Sabrina Lo Brutto
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Gulf Of Naples ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Sea Area ◽  
Physalia Physalis

Abstract A search from different kinds of sources has been carried out to review the incidence of Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, in the Mediterranean Sea; scientific and grey literature, social media, zoological museums were accessed. The records of the species were considered validated if documented with images or collected specimens. It was possible to date the putative first record of Physalia physalis in the Mediterranean Sea, thanks to a couple of colonies preserved in a historical collection, originating from the Gulf of Naples in 1914. Some massive strandings occurred in localities of the Alboran Sea, area of entrance from the Atlantic from where the species spread mainly along the Sicilian waters, in the central Mediterranean Sea. The records from the Italian maritime regions were then subdivided into three categories of risk according to the season of occurrence. These categories were created to assign a level of danger for swimmers to the sightings of Physalia physalis. The increasing sightings of such a poisonous organism in coastal waters can represent a risk to human health, and also to all those activities linked to the marine tourism sector. The involvement of citizens and touristic structures for the early detection of Physalia physalis can play a key role in preventing encounters with the species, allowing marine tourist facilities to operate within a range of reasonable security.

First record of Dosima fascicularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (Crustacea, Cirripedia) in the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4743 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-450
Author(s):  
M. CAVALLARO ◽  
G. AMMENDOLIA ◽  
P. BATTAGLIA
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean

Four specimens of Dosima fascicularis were collected from the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Basin), representing the first record of the species from this locality, the second from Italian waters, and the most eastern indication of the species in the Mediterranean Sea. 

First occurrence of native cymothoids parasites on introduced rabbitfishes in the Mediterranean Sea

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmail Shakman ◽  
Ragnar Kinzelbach ◽  
Jean Trilles ◽  
Michel Bariche
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Siganus Rivulatus

AbstractThis paper presents the first record of two native Mediterranean cymothoid species caught attached to introduced Lessepsian rabbitfishes. This is also the first record of cymothoids from the coastal waters of Libya. Anilocra physodes was collected from Siganus luridus while Nerocila bivittata was found on both Siganus rivulatus and S. luridus. Rabbitfishes in the southern central Mediterranean have acquired native Mediterranean cymothoids but do not seem to be infested along the Levantine coast.

First record of the redlip blenny Ophioblennius atlanticus (Osteichthyes: Blenniidae) in the Mediterranean

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark-Anthony Falzon
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

The redlip blenny,Ophioblennius atlanticus, is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, (central Mediterranean, Malta). The morphology of the fish and the sighting location are described here and the biogeographical relevance of the record discussed.

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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