First record and potential trophic impact of<i>Phyllorhiza punctata</i>(Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the north Tunisian coast (South Western Mediterranean Sea)

Gueroun, Sonia K. M.; Yahia, Ons Kéfi–Daly; Deidun, Alan; Fuentes, Verónica; Piraino, Stefano; Yahia, Mohamed Néjib Daly

doi:10.1080/11250003.2014.981306

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“…Since then, P. punctata was observed several times in both western and eastern Mediterranean countries including Israel, Greece, Italy (Sardinia), Tunisia (Bizerte Lagoon), and Malta (Deidun et al, 2017 and other references cited therein). In Tunisia, the first and only record of P. punctata was made in 2012 in the Lagoon of Bizerte, located in the western Mediterranean Basin (Gueroun et al, 2015). The latter authors reported the existence of a well-established and reproducing population along the northern Tunisian coast.…”

Section: Pectoral Finrays 17mentioning

confidence: 86%

“…While the introduction of the species in the Gulf of Mexico (USA) was reported to cause several million dollars of fishery losses, no negative impacts have been reported so far in Tunisia or in any other Mediterranean country. However, considering the observations given herein, it is highly possible that the species may become invasive in the future, in particular because reproducing populations were reported to occur in Israel and North Tunisia (Gueroun et al, 2015;Deidun et al, 2017 and references cited therein). A similar case was previously reported for the blue swimming crab Portunus segnis, which became very abundant and invasive just a few years after its first record in the Gulf of Gabès, causing serious problems for local fishermen (Crocetta et al, 2015).…”

Section: Pectoral Finrays 17mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to fishermen, P. punctata seems to have a preference for coastal areas with low hydrodynamics. Some of the interviewed fishermen also reported that the species was first observed in the Gulf of Gabès in 2012 (which coincides with the year of the first record of the species in Tunisia, in the Lagoon of Bizerte; Gueroun et al, 2015) and that its abundance shows a proliferation mainly in the period between late spring and early autumn. During the proliferation time, fishermen reported that they can catch up to 200-300 specimens of P. punctata in their nets during one fishing trip.…”

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New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2017)

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Akel

Azzurro³

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Medit. Mar. Sci.

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The “New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records” series includes new records of marine species found in the Mediterranean basin and/or information on the spatial distribution of already established species of particular interest. The current article presents information on 20 marine taxa classified per country according to their geographic position in the Mediterranean, from west to east. The new records per ecoregion are as follows: Algeria: the first record of the fish Etrumeus golanii is reported along the Algerian coast. Tunisia: the alien jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata is reported for the first time in the Gulf of Gabès. Italy: the first record of Siganus rivulatus in the Strait of Sicily and a new record of Katsuwonus pelamis from the central Tyrrhenian Sea are reported. The establishment of the isopod of the genus Mesanthura in the northern Tyrrhenian with some notes on its ecology are also included. Croatia: signs of establishment of the Lessepsian Siganus luridus and the occurrence of the alien mollusc Rapana venosa are reported. Albania: the first record of the elasmobranch Alopias superciliosus and a recent sighting of the rare monk seal Monachus monachus in Albanian waters are given. Greece: signs of the establishment of the fish Parupeneus forsskali and of the ascidian Hermania momus in Hellenic Aegean waters are reported. Turkey: a new record of the fish P. forsskali and of the Acarea of the genus Acaromantis and Simognathus are given, while the first case of Remora australis in association with delphinids and the occurrence of the sea star Coscinasterias tenuispina are reported. Also, the establishment of the two alien species Isognomon legumen and Viriola sp. [cf. corrugata] are presented. Egypt: the fish Bathygobius cyclopterus is reported for the first time in Mediterranean Sea waters. Also, a new record of Pagellus bogaraveo and a first record of Seriola fasciata in Egyptian Mediterranean waters are reported. Lebanon: the first record of Dondice banyulensis is presented.

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Section: Pectoral Finrays 17mentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Pectoral Finrays 17mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Pectoral Finrays 17mentioning

confidence: 99%

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New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2017)

Stamouli

Akel

Azzurro³

et al. 2018

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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“…The white spotted Australian jellyfish P. punctata is native to the south-western Pacific, from Australia to Japan, although its distributional range has recently expanded in the eastern Atlantic, including the USA and Mexico as well as to the Mediterranean basin, where it has been recorded from several countries since 1965 (review in Gueroun et al, 2015). We hereby report the presence Lebanon, off Sarafand (33.439316° N, 35.200751° E), where a single specimen was sighted and photographed on the surface by a local fisherman on the 27 th of October 2015 (Fig.…”

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New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July 2016)

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This contribution forms part of a series of collective articles published regularly in Mediterranean Marine Science that report on new biodiversity records from the Mediterranean basin. The current article presents 51 geographically distinct records for 21 taxa belonging to 6 Phyla, extending from the western Mediterranean to the Levantine. The new records, per country, are as follows: Spain: the cryptogenic calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna is reported from a new location in the Alicante region. Algeria: the rare Atlanto-Mediterranean bivalve Cardium indicum is reported from Annaba. Tunisia: new distribution records for the Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois miles from Zembra Island and Cape Bon. Italy: the ark clam Anadara transversa is reported from mussel cultures in the Gulf of Naples, while the amphipod Caprella scaura and the isopods Paracerceis sculpta and Paranthura japonica are reported as associated to the -also allochthonous-bryozoan Amathia verticillata in the Adriatic Sea; in the latter region, the cosmopolitan Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis is also reported, a rare finding for the Mediterranean. Slovenia: a new record of the non-indigenous nudibranch Polycera hedgpethi in the Adriatic. Greece: several new reports of the introduced scleractinian Oculina patagonica, the fangtooth moray Enchelycore anatina, the blunthead puffer Sphoeroides pachygaster (all Atlantic), and the lionfish Pterois miles (Indo-Pacific) suggest their ongoing establishment in the Aegean Sea; the deepest bathymetric record of the invasive alga Caulerpa cylindracea in the Mediterranean Sea is also registered in the Kyklades, at depths exceeding 70 m. Turkey: new distribution records for two non-indigenous crustaceans, the blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Atlantic origin) and the moon crab Matuta victor (Indo-Pacific origin) from the Bay of Izmir and Antalya, respectively; in the latter region, the Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali, is also reported. Lebanon: an array of records of 5 alien and one native Mediterranean species is reported by citizen-scientists; the Pacific jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata and the Indo-Pacific teleosteans Tylerius spinosissimus, Ostracion cubicus, and Lutjanus argentimaculatus are reported from the Lebanese coast, the latter notably being the second record for the species in the Mediterranean Sea since 1977; the native sand snake-eel Ophisurus serpens, rare in the eastern Mediterranean, is reported for the first time from Lebanon, this being its easternmost distribution range; finally, a substantial number of sightings of the lionfish Pterois miles further confirm the current establishment of this lessepsian species in the Levantine.

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“…The occurrence of C. marsupialis along the Tunisian coast, at popular touristic hotspots, combined with the summer co-occurrence of several additional scyphozoan and hydrozoan stinging jellyfish, such as Pelagia noctiluca, Rhopilema nomadica (Daly Yahia et al 2003, Phyllorhiza punctata (Gueroun et al 2014), Rhizostoma pulmo and Olindias phosphorica (Touzri et al 2004) can cause a serious threat for local socio-economic activities along the affected coastline: bathers are stung and fishing and aquaculture activities (Marcos-López et al 2014) may be hampered.…”

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First records ofCarybdea marsupialisproliferation (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) along the eastern Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean)

Gueroun

Acevedo

Yahia

et al. 2015

Italian Journal of Zoology

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The cubozoan jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 is recorded for the first time from the eastern Tunisian coast (Hammamet beach). A few specimens (three adult individuals) were first recorded in July 2005. In spite of several jellyfish monitoring campaigns carried out along the Tunisian coasts in recent years, new records of C. marsupialis from the same location were only made years later, in July and August 2014, consisting of aggregations of adult jellyfish (mean density of 1.1 ± 1.0 ind. m −3 ), which may pose a severe threat to bathers due to their painful stings. The mean morphometric parameter values from 55 C. marsupialis specimens sampled during the same period are reported here, and the possible causes for box jellyfish proliferation in the Hammamet coastal zone are also discussed.

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First record and potential trophic impact ofPhyllorhiza punctata(Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the north Tunisian coast (South Western Mediterranean Sea)

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2017)

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2017)

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July 2016)

First records ofCarybdea marsupialisproliferation (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) along the eastern Tunisian coast (Central Mediterranean)

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