New records of alien polychaete species for the coasts of Turkey

This paper reports two alien polychaete species (Phyllodoce longifrons and Exogone africana) new to the faunal inventory of Turkey as well as two species (Ceratonereis mirabilis and Onuphis eremita oculata) new to the entire Aegean Sea. It is the first time the phyllodocid species P. longifrons is being classified as an alien species. The re-descriptions of P. longifrons and E. africana are given, and their alien status and establishment success are discussed.

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Increasing Polychaete diversity as a consequence of increasing research effort in Greek waters: new records and exotic species

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.194 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 74 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

N. SIMBOURA ◽

A. ZENETOS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Exotic Species ◽

New Records ◽

Research Effort ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Ongoing Research ◽

Research Activities ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

Lessepsian Migrants ◽

First Time

The increasing diversity of the Greek Polychaete fauna over the last seven decades, as illustrated graphically, shows an increasing trend which is proportionately related to the research effort exerted. Ongoing research activities mainly in the depths of the N. Aegean Sea, as a result of which 13 new records have been added to the Greek Polychaete fauna, confirming the above statement. The new species records are presented along with their geographical distribution and habitat. According to the latest checklist of the Greek Polychaeta, 753 species of Polychaetes have been recorded in Greek waters. Finally, it should be noted that 6 Lessepsian migrants and 16 species have been recorded in the Mediterranean for the first time. Their distribution within Greece and worldwide is given and their presence in Greek waters is discussed.

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Sponge species from ports of the inner and middle parts of İzmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean)

Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.12714/egejfas.37.2.05 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alper EVCEN ◽

Melih Ertan ÇINAR

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Invasive Alien Species ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Sponge Species ◽

Izmir Bay ◽

First Time ◽

Hard Substrata

Four sponge species (Sycon raphanus, Sycon ciliatum, Paraleucilla magna and Dysidea fragilis) were found on artificial hard substrata of several ports in the inner and middle parts of Izmir Bay. The invasive alien species Paraleucilla magna, is being recorded for the first time from the Aegean coast of Turkey. It was very abundant almost at all studied ports, covering up to 35% of the sampled surfaces. The morphological and distributional features of the four species are described.

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New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July 2015)

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.1440 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 472 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

K. TSIAMIS ◽

Ö. AYDOGAN ◽

N. BAILLY ◽

P. BALISTRERI ◽

M. BARICHE ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Native Species ◽

New Records ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Ionian Sea ◽

Northern Adriatic ◽

Eastern Aegean ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Mediterranean Biodiversity

The Collective Article ‘New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records’ of the Mediterranean Marine Science journal offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the Mediterranean Sea. The current article is divided in two parts, for records of native and alien species respectively. The new records of native species include: the neon flying squid Ommastrephes bartramii in Capri Island, Thyrrenian Sea; the bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus in the Adriatic Sea; a juvenile basking shark Cetorhinus maximus caught off Piran (northern Adriatic); the deep-sea Messina rockfish Scorpaenodes arenai in the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (East Ionian Sea, Greece); and the oceanic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus in the Adriatic Sea.The new records of alien species include: the red algae Antithamnionella elegans and Palisada maris-rubri, found for the first time in Israel and Greece respectively; the green alga Codium parvulum reported from Turkey (Aegean Sea); the first record of the alien sea urchin Diadema setosum in Greece; the nudibranch Goniobranchus annulatus reported from South-Eastern Aegean Sea (Greece); the opisthobranch Melibe viridis found in Lebanon; the new records of the blue spotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii in the Alicante coast (Eastern Spain); the alien fish Siganus luridus and Siganus rivulatus in Lipsi Island, Dodecanese (Greece); the first record of Stephanolepis diaspros from the Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area (western Sicily); a northward expansion of the alien pufferfish Torquigener flavimaculosus along the southeastern Aegean coasts of Turkey; and data on the occurrence of the Lessepsian immigrants Alepes djedaba, Lagocephalus sceleratus and Fistularia commersonii in Zakynthos Island (SE Ionian Sea, Greece).

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New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (April 2015)

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.1292 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 266 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Α. ΖΕΝΕΤΟΣ ◽

E.H.KH. AKEL ◽

C. APOSTOLIDIS ◽

M. BILECENOGLU ◽

G. BITAR ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

New Records ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Penaeus Aztecus ◽

Current Article ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Lagocephalus Sceleratus ◽

Mediterranean Biodiversity ◽

Pinctada Imbricata

The Collective Article ‘New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records’ of the Mediterranean Marine Science journal offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the Mediterranean Sea. The current article is divided in two parts, for records of native and alien species respectively. The new records of native fish species include: the slender sunfish Ranzania laevis and the scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus in Calabria; the Azores rockling Gaidropsarus granti in Calabria and Sicily; the agujon needlefish Tylosurus acus imperialis in the Northern Aegean; and the amphibious behaviour of Gouania willdenowi in Southern Turkey. As regards molluscs, the interesting findings include Ischnochiton usticensis in Calabria and Thordisa filix in the bay of Piran (Slovenia). The stomatopod Parasquilla ferussaci was collected from Lesvos island (Greece); the isopod Anilocra frontalis was observed parasitizing the alien Pteragogus trispilus in the Rhodes area. The asteroid Tethyaster subinermis and the butterfly ray Gymnura altavela were reported from several localities in the Greek Ionian and Aegean Seas. The new records of alien species include: the antenna codlet Bregmaceros atlanticus in Saronikos Gulf; three new fish records and two decapods from Egypt; the establishment of the two spot cardinal fish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus and the first record of the Indo-Pacific marble shrimp Saron marmoratus in semi-dark caves along the Lebanese coastline; the finding of Lagocephalus sceleratus, Sargocentron rubrum, Fistularia commersonii and Stephanolepis diaspros around Lipsi island (Aegean Sea, Greece); the decapod Penaeus hathor in Aegean waters; the decapod Penaeus aztecus and the nudibranch Melibe viridis in the Dodecanese islands; the finding of Pinctada imbricata radiata in the Mar Grande of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Italy) and the Maliakos Gulf (Greece).

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An Account of Our Knowledge of the Amphipod Fauna of the Aegean Sea

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/156854095x00845 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 68 (5) ◽

pp. 597-615 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E. Voultsiadou-Koukoura ◽

D. Stefanidou

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

New Records ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Amphipod Species ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽

Northern Aegean Sea ◽

First Time ◽

Interesting Species

AbstractDuring benthic surveys in the northern Aegean Sea, 188 amphipod species were found; 39 among these comprise new records for the amphipod fauna of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 41 are reported for the first time from the Aegean Sea and 62 are new for the fauna of the northern Aegean Sea. A checklist of the amphipods known from the Aegean Sea up to the present is given (239 species), along with their distribution in certain Mediterranean areas. For the most interesting species found, information on their distribution and their habitat is given. The amphipod fauna of the above areas is estimated, on the basis of the relevant literature. Finally, the affinities among these areas using the coefficient of Czekanowski, along with the number of species common to each pair of areas, are estimated.

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Marine alien species in Greek Seas: Additions and amendments by 2010

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.55 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 95 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

A. ZENETOS ◽

S. KATSANEVAKIS ◽

D. POURSANIDIS ◽

F. CROCETTA ◽

D. DAMALAS ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

New Records ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Marine Species ◽

Warm Water Species ◽

Marine Alien Species ◽

First Time ◽

Water Species ◽

Of Greece

An update of the inventory of alien marine species from the coastal and offshore waters of Greece is presented. Records were compiled based on the existing scientific and grey literature, including the HCMR database of Greek alien species (ELNAIS), technical reports, scientific congresses, academic dissertations, websites, and unpublished/personal observations. 47 species were added to the inventory, including 34 invertebrates, one vertebrate (fish), three plants, eight protozoa, and one cyanobacterium. With the new records, the inventory of alien marine species of Greece now includes a total of 237 species (33 macrophytes, 131 invertebrates, 42 vertebrates, two bacteria and 29 protozoans). Among these, the presence of the gastropodHypselodoris infucata, the bivalvesDendrostrea frons and Septifer forskaliand the chondrichthyan Rhizoprionodon acutus is reported here for the first time. Based on molecular analysis, the occurrence of Bulla arabica in Greek waters is confirmed, and the suggestion that previous records of Bulla ampulla in the Mediterranean should be considered as misidentification of B. arabica is further supported. The acclimitization status of earlier records was revised in the light of new data, and thus the fishEnchelycore anatina, Seriola fasciata andTylerius spinosissimus, the red algaeHypnea cornuta and Sarconema scinaioides, the scyphomedusaCassiopea andromeda, the cephalopodSepioteuthis lessoniana, the nudibranchChromodoris annulata and the bivalvesGastrochaena cymbium andPseudochama corbieri were upgraded from casual records to established populations. The increased rate of introductions of warm water species confirms previous findings, which link the rate of introduction in the eastern Mediterranean to climate change.

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An overlooked alien species present on the coasts of Greece (Eastern Mediterranean): the polychaete Polycirrus twisti Potts (Polychaeta: Terebellidae)

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.62 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 239 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. SIMBOURA

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Suez Canal ◽

Polychaete Species ◽

Marine Area ◽

Levantine Sea ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Of Greece

The Terebellidae polychaete Polycirrus twisti Potts, 1928 had been confused in several previous records the Eastern Mediterranean with the co-generic species Polycirrus plumosusWollebaeck, 1912, because of incomplete specimens or unclear descriptions; therefore its presence in Greek seas had been overlooked. Specimens of Polycirrus twisti were currently identified from the Korinthiakos Gulf (Greece, Eastern Mediterranean), while older records from the Hellenic marine area, erroneously assigned toPolycirrus plumosus and recorded since 1983 (Rhodos island, Dodekanesse) were emended. Polycirrus twisti is an alien species, most likely introduced to the Mediterranean from the Suez Canal, while it was recently reported from the Southern coasts of Turkey (Levantine Sea). Its identification and report in Greek Seas increases the number of alien polychaete species in this area to 37 and offers a further evidence and link of its introduction and dispersion dynamics from the Suez Canal to the Levantine and Aegean Sea. The presence of the previously reported species Polycirrus plumosus in the Mediterranean Sea is therefore strongly questionable.

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Description of New Miridae and Tingidae Species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) and New Records from Southern Turkey

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4949 (2) ◽

pp. 312-332

Author(s):

BARIŞ ÇERÇÝ ◽

JACEK GORCZYCA ◽

ÖZGÜR KOÇAK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Alien Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New Records ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Male And Female ◽

Southern Turkey ◽

First Time

In this study, Fulvius anatolicus Çerçi & Gorczyca sp. n., Orthotylus (Pinocapsus) kmenti Çerçi & Koçak sp. n. (Miridae) and Lasiacantha karamanensis Çerçi & Koçak sp. n. (Tingidae) are described from Turkey. Dorsal habitus of each species, male and female genitalia of F. anatolicus sp. n. and male genitalia of O. (P.) kmenti sp. n. are illustrated. Differential diagnostic features between closely related species and the new species are given. Additionally, Hallodapus costae (Miridae) and Tempyra biguttula (Rhyparochromidae) are recorded from Turkey for the first time. Latter is a new alien species for the fauna of Turkey.

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Two Seas for One Great Diversity: Checklist of the Marine Heterobranchia (Mollusca; Gastropoda) from the Salento Peninsula (South-East Italy)

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d12050171 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 171

Author(s):

Giulia Furfaro ◽

Fabio Vitale ◽

Cataldo Licchelli ◽

Paolo Mariottini

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

New Records ◽

Ionian Sea ◽

Sea Slugs ◽

Fauna Composition ◽

Species Specific ◽

Ionian And Adriatic Seas ◽

First Time ◽

Specific Diet

The Salento peninsula is a portion of the Italian mainland separating two distinct Mediterranean basins, the Ionian and the Adriatic seas. Several authors have studied the marine Heterobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) fauna composition living in the Ionian Sea, but to date further knowledge regarding this interesting group of mollusks is still needed. Recent studies have corroborated the peculiarity of the Mediterranean Sea showing high levels of endemism and cryptic diversity. On the other hand, marine sea slugs have been revealed to be important indicators of the marine ecosystem’s health, due to their species-specific diet that consist of a vast variety of sessile and benthic invertebrates. A baseline study of the marine Heterobranchia diversity is therefore a necessary step to reveal the hidden diversity and to monitor the possible presence of alien species. The present study shows results from approximately 600 scientific dives carried out during a nine-year period in all of the main submarine habitats of the studied area, while accounting for the marine Heterobranchia from both the Ionian and Adriatic Seas. With this contribution, the list of marine Heterobranchia inhabiting the Salento Peninsula rises to 160. Furthermore, it also reports, for the first time, the presence of one alien species and three new records for Italian waters. Ecological notes and geographical distribution for each added species are provided together with animal iconography, consisting mainly of in situ photographs, for species identification.

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Redescription of the Mediterranean endemic parasitic isopod Anuropodione amphiandra (Codreanu, Codreanu & Pike, 1966) n. comb. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae) from Munida rutllanti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1952, with new records from Turkey and a review of the genus Anuropodione Bourdon, 1967

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.17412 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 611 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CHRISTOPHER B. BOYKO ◽

JASON D. WILLIAMS ◽

AHMET ÖKTENER

Keyword(s):

Adriatic Sea ◽

New Records ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

First Time ◽

Porcelain Crabs ◽

Parasitic Isopod ◽

Squat Lobsters

Seven species of bopyrid isopods were previously known from Turkish Mediterranean waters; a purported eighth species, Orthione griffenis Markham, 2004, is based on incorrect identification and likely represent Epipenaeon ingens ingens Nobili, 1906, a species already known from the area. In the present study, we report on specimens referable to Pleurocrypta amphiandra Codreanu, Codreanu & Pike, 1966, infesting Munida rutllanti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1952, collected from the southern Aegean Sea off Turkey; this species was formerly known only from the Mediterranean off Algeria and the Adriatic Sea. The species is redescribed and illustrated for the first time and transferred to Anuropodione Bourdon, 1967, which is reviewed and A. australiensis Bourdon, 1976, is transferred to Allorbimorphus Bourdon, 1976. A key to all species of Anuropodione and a list of all bopyrids found on squat lobsters and porcelain crabs in the Mediterranean are provided.

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