First record of the alien gastropod Melibe fimbriata (Opistobranchia: Tethyidae) in the Taranto seas (Mediterranean Sea)
Carriglio, D.; Fanelli, G.; Rubino, F. (2004). First record of the alien gastropod Melibe fimbriata (Opistobranchia: Tethyidae) in the Taranto seas (Mediterranean Sea). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84(5): 1067-1068. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315404010434h
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish > Marine organisms > Marine molluscs
MED, Italy, Taranto Gulf
New records
Taxa > Species > Introduced species
Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864 [WoRMS]; Mollusca [WoRMS]; [WoRMS]; Tethyidae Gray, 1848 [WoRMS]
Taranto Gulf [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Carriglio, D.
- Fanelli, G.
- Rubino, F.
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| Abstract |
The first occurrence of the alien gastropod Melibe fimbriata in the Taranto marine coastal area is reported. This mollusc was observed on muddy bottoms covered with dense algal beds mainly composed of Chaetomorpha linum, Gracilariaspp. and the invasive chlorophyta Caulerpa racemosa. Occasionally, M. fimbriata specimens were found in proximity to mussel farms. Most specimens of M. fimbriata were observed during diurnal foraging activity and associated with anaspideans species, like native Aplysia depilans and the lessepsian immigrant Bursatella leachii. Melibe fimbriata can be considered a definitively resident species in the opistobranch fauna of the Taranto seas. |
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