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.

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 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 First Description of Two Sequence Type 2 Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Carrying OXA-23 Carbapenemase in Pagellus acarne Fished from the Mediterranean Sea near Bejaia, Algeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 2513-2515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumia Brahmi ◽  
Abdelaziz Touati ◽  
Axelle Cadière ◽  
Nassima Djahmi ◽  
Alix Pantel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Selective Agar ◽  
Agar Media ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACTTo determine the occurrence of carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumanniiin fish fished from the Mediterranean Sea near the Bejaia coast (Algeria), we studied 300 gills and gut samples that had been randomly and prospectively collected during 1 year. After screening on selective agar media, using PCR arrays and whole-genome sequencing, we identified for the first time two OXA-23-producingA. baumanniistrains belonging to the widespread sequence type 2 (ST2)/international clone II and harboring aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes [aac(6′)-Ib andaac(3′)-I genes].

scholarly journals First record of the sipunculan worm Phascolion (Phascolion) caupo Hendrix, 1975 in the Mediterranean Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.M. FERRERO-VICENTE ◽  
A. LOYA-FERNANDEZ ◽  
C. MARCO-MENDEZ ◽  
E. MARTINEZ-GARCIA ◽  
J.I. SAIZ-SALINAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
High Load ◽  
San Pedro ◽  
Soft Bottoms ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

Specimens of the sipunculan worm Phascolion (Phascolion) caupo Hendrix, 1975 have been collected for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, thus increasing the number of known sipunculan species of up to 36 in this area. They were encountered on soft bottoms from the coast of San Pedro del Pinatar (Western Mediterranean). Thirty specimens were collected at a depth ranging from 32.6 to 37.2 m, mainly in sandy substrata with high load of silt and clays. 80% of the individuals were found inhabiting empty shells of gastropods or empty tubes of serpulid polychaetes.

scholarly journals Hemiasterella aristoteliana n. sp. (Porifera, Hadromerida) from the Aegean Sea with a discussion on the family Hemiasterellidae

1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Voultsiadou-Koukoura ◽  
R.W.M. van Soest
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Northern Aegean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

A representative of the genus Hemiasterella Carter, 1879 was found for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea during sampling in the shallow waters of the northern Aegean Sea. The new species, H. aristoteliana, is compared with Atlantic Hemiasterella elongata Topsent, 1928. The status of the family Hemiasterellidae is discussed.

scholarly journals The culturable mycobiota associated with the Mediterranean sponges Aplysina cavernicola, Crambe crambe and Phorbas tenacior

2019 ◽  
Vol 366 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Bovio ◽  
Estelle Sfecci ◽  
Anna Poli ◽  
Giorgio Gnavi ◽  
Valeria Prigione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Fungi ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Satellite Analysis ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT Marine fungi are part of the huge and understudied biodiversity hosted in the sea. To broaden the knowledge on fungi inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and their role in sponge holobiont, three sponges namely Aplysina cavernicola, Crambe crambe and Phorbas tenacior were collected in Villefranche sur Mer, (France) at about 25 m depth. The fungal communities associated with the sponges were isolated using different techniques to increase the numbers of fungi isolated. All fungi were identified to species level giving rise to 19, 13 and 3 species for P. tenacior, A. cavernicola and C. crambe, respectively. Of note, 35.7% and 50.0% of the species detected were either reported for the first time in the marine environment or in association with sponges. The mini-satellite analysis confirmed the uniqueness of the mycobiota of each sponge, leading to think that the sponge, with its metabolome, may shape the microbial community.

Community structure of digenean parasites of sparid and labrid fishes of the Mediterranean sea: a new approach

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 119 (6) ◽  
pp. 635-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. SASAL ◽  
N. NIQUIL ◽  
P. BARTOLI
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Parasite Community ◽  
Community Studies ◽  
Biological Factors ◽  
Parasite Communities ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

The aim of this work was to study the structure of the parasite communities of Digeneans of 2 families of Teleost fishes (Sparidae and Labridae) of the Mediterranean sea. We tried to quantify the importance of both the microhabitat requirements of the parasite species and the effect of host biological factors on the parasite communities. We applied, for the first time in parasite community studies, the Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) to analyse (i) the spatial distribution of parasite species within the digestive tract of the hosts; (ii) the host's biological factors (such as diet, host length, gregariousness and abundance) that may influence this spatial distribution of parasite species. Our results showed that potential microhabitats were vacant in the 2 host families studied revealing a lack of niche saturation because either there was little inter- and/or intraspecific competition or there were enough available space and resources within the host. Our results also indicated that the position of the parasite in the digestive tract is much more important than host biological factors for the structure of parasite community. Finally, we highlight the potential use of the CCA method for controlling for phylogenetic constraints in multi-species analyses.

First record of the marbled spinefoot Siganus rivulatus (Pisces: Siganidae) in the Adriatic Sea

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1087-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Dulĉić ◽  
A. Pallaoro
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Beach Seine ◽  
Total Length ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Siganus Rivulatus ◽  
First Time

Lessepsian migrant Siganus rivulatus is reported for the first time from the Adriatic Sea, substantially further north than its usual area of occurrence in the Mediterranean Sea. Two specimens (111 mm total length [TL] and 149 mm TL) were captured by beach seine on 5 October 2002 off islet Bobara, near Cavtat (southern Adriatic). Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimens are provided. The possible explanations of this occurrence are discussed.

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