Editorial: Biological invasions in the Mediterranean Sea

Tiralongo, Francesco; Hall‐Spencer, Jason M.; Giovos, Ioannis; Kleitou, Periklis

doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.1016168

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“…In fact, Salariopsis has 16-17 dorsal and 16-19 anal fin rays, whereas Salaria has 22-25 and 23-28 fin rays, respectively (see Table 2). [33], and d Tiralongo [20]. Presence of two spines in the pelvic fins of Salaria atlantica could not be confirmed.…”

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“…A total of 49 specimens of blennies belonging to 32 morphospecies were collected in the field or obtained as gifts from the colleagues listed in the acknowledgment section (Table 1). Specimens were fixed in 96% ethanol in situ and identified in the laboratory, using the most updated morphological identification keys [18][19][20]. Total genomic DNA was extracted from muscle or fin clips using a Qiagen DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA), according to manufacturer suggested protocol.…”

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“…Presence of two spines in the pelvic fins of Salaria atlantica could not be confirmed. Tiralongo [20] added two new observations from S. basilisca: a specimen with 28 anal fin rays and another with 2 pelvic fin rays. The novel data used in this study provided results in accordance with previous molecular studies of the Almadablennius clade (e.g., [11,12,16,17,35]): the genus Parablennius s.l.…”

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Multi-Locus Phylogenetic Analyses of the Almadablennius Clade Reveals Inconsistencies with the Present Taxonomy of Blenniid Fishes

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We used a multi-locus phylogenetic approach (i.e., combining both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA fragments) to address some long-standing taxonomic inconsistencies within the diverse fish clade of Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae—unranked clade Almadablennius). The obtained phylogenetic trees revealed some major inconsistencies in the current taxonomy of Parablennini, such as the paraphyletic status of the Salaria and Parablennius genera, casting some doubt regarding their actual phylogenetic relationship. Furthermore, a scarce-to-absent genetic differentiation was observed among the three species belonging to the genus Chasmodes. This study provides an updated taxonomy and phylogeny of the former genus Salaria, ascribing some species to the new genus Salariopsis gen. nov., and emphasizes the need for a revision of the genus Parablennius.

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Multi-Locus Phylogenetic Analyses of the Almadablennius Clade Reveals Inconsistencies with the Present Taxonomy of Blenniid Fishes

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“…There, the situation is rather different than for the Caribbean. The Mediterranean region is a hotspot for biological invasions, principally due to the opening of the Suez Canal, in 1869 (Tiralongo et al., 2022). To date, more than 100 fish species have immigrated across this route, from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean, starting a phenomenon referred to as Lessepsian bioinvasion (after the engineer of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps) (Por, 1978).…”

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Invasion genomics of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea

Bernardi,

Azzurro,

Bariche

et al. 2024

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The rate of biological invasions is steadily increasing, with major ecological and economic impacts accounting for billions of dollars in damage as a result. One spectacular example is the western Atlantic invasion by lionfishes. In the Mediterranean Sea, invasions from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal (termed Lessepsian invasions) comprise more than 100 fish species, including a recent invasion by lionfish. In light of the devastating effects of lionfish in the Caribbean Sea, understanding the dynamics of Mediterranean lionfish invasion is crucial. The Lessepsian lionfish invasion started in 2012, and rapidly spread to the central Mediterranean. Here, we used thousands of RAD seq genomic markers to study the population dynamics of this invasion. While we did not find a reduction in genetic diversity between source (Red Sea) and invasive (Mediterranean) populations (i.e., bottleneck effects), we found evidence of population structure within the invasive range in the Mediterranean Sea. We found that loci that are potentially under selection may play an important role in invasion success (in particular, genes involved in osmoregulation and fin spine sizes). Genomic approaches proved powerful in examining the ecological and evolutionary patterns of successful invaders and may be used as tools to understand and potentially mitigate future invasions.

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Editorial: Biological invasions in the Mediterranean Sea

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Multi-Locus Phylogenetic Analyses of the Almadablennius Clade Reveals Inconsistencies with the Present Taxonomy of Blenniid Fishes

Multi-Locus Phylogenetic Analyses of the Almadablennius Clade Reveals Inconsistencies with the Present Taxonomy of Blenniid Fishes

Invasion genomics of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea

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