The introduction of the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum (Della Chiaje, 1822) in northeast of Brazil: a cause for concern

Farrapeira, Cristiane Maria Rocha

doi:10.1007/s10530-010-9788-6

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“…As reported by other authors (Farrapeira 2011, Ferrario et al 2014 and in this study, A. verticillata has a varied associated fauna, mainly other bryozoans, nudibranchs, amphipods and isopods. Their presence indicates that A. verticillata may act as a special niche for smaller NIS, thereby enhancing opportunities for their spread on vessel hulls.…”

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“…This NIS should receive attention within the Mediterranean Sea as being a nuisance species, as has been suggested elsewhere (Coleman 1999, Farrapeira 2011, Minchin 2012, Nagy 2013 Ojaveer et al 2014).…”

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“…Ortega et al 1993). The preponderance of records of A. verticillata from marinas worldwide (Ryland 1965, Ganapathi and Satyanarayana Rao 1968, Ardizzone and Riggio 1981, Gordon and Mawatari 1992, Hewitt et al 2004, Ramadan et al 2006, Abdel-Salam and Ramadan 2008, Carlton and Eldredge 2009, Wirtz and CanningClode 2009, Farrapeira 2011, Minchin 2012, Galil and Gevili 2014, Tamsouri et al 2014 suggests that recreational craft may be involved in its spread. The arrival of A. verticillata to the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea from the Caribbean region can only have been as ship hull fouling, as ballast water transmissions will not have taken place until more than 50 years after the time it was first described as an alga in Cadiz (Spain) and later as an animal in Naples (Italy).…”

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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marchini¹,

Ferrario²,

Minchin³

2015

Sci. Mar.

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this bryozoan species was abundant in the La Grande Motte marina on the south coast of France. Several thousand colonies were estimated to be present within this marina attached to the floating pontoon units that supported a floating boardwalk. Of the berthed craft examined, 31% were fouled with this species, and it was occasionally a prominent fouling species. Several macroinvertebrate species were associated with A. verticillata colonies, including some NIS, Para cerceis sculpta, Paranthura japonica and Caprella scaura, that are recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean coast of France. A. verticillata might support their transfer elsewhere by providing a habitat and substrate when attached to vessel hulls.Keywords: introduced species; fouling organisms; associated species; ship hulls; shipping; marinas; pontoons.Los puertos deportivos como centros para la difusión del briozoo pseudoindígeno Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) y sus asociados Resumen: El briozoo espagueti Amathia verticillata, anteriormente conocido como Zoobotryon verticillatum, fue descrito por primera vez en 1822 en Nápoles, Italia, aunque esta especie ya estaba presente en 1807 en Cádiz, España. Este ctenostomado ha sido considerado por mucho tiempo como una especie nativa del Mar Mediterráneo, pero se ha sugerido recientemente que es originario del Caribe. Es probable que haya sido introducido incrustado en los cascos de los barcos. Esta especie pseudoindígena, es decir, una especie introducida que ha sido percibida como nativa, se ha encontrado en varios puertos comerciales y deportivos del Mar Mediterráneo. En noviembre de 2014, esta especie de briozoo era abundante en el puerto deportivo de La Grande Motte en la costa sur de Francia. Se estimaron varios miles de colonias presentes en este puerto, adhe ridas a las unidades de pontones flotantes que sostienen el paseo marítimo flotante. El treinta y uno por ciento de los barcos atracados, examinados en el puerto deportivo, estaban incrustados con esta especie, cuyo aspecto algunas veces fue una sola incrustación prominente. Varias especies de macroinvertebrados se asociaron con las colonias del A. verticillata, incluyendo algunas especies introducidas que se registran por primera vez en la costa Mediterránea de Francia: Paracerceis sculpta, Paranthura japonica y Caprella scaura. Este briozoo podría ayudar a la transferencia de diferentes macroinvertebrados a otros lugares, pues proporciona un hábitat y un substrato cuando está adherido a los cascos de los barcos.Palabras clave: especies introducidas; organismos incrustantes; especies asociadas; casco del barco; navegación; puertos deportivos; pontones.

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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marchini¹,

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Minchin³

2015

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“…At least eight bryozoan species have been reported as nonindigenous in Brazilian waters -Hippopodina viriosa Tilbrook, 1999, Licornia diadema (Busk, 1852, Licornia jolloisii (Audouin, 1826), Membraniporopsis tubigera (Osburn, 1940), Schizoporella errata (Waters, 1878), Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje, 1822), Virididentula dentata (Lamouroux, 1816) (it may represent, however, a complex of cryptic species rather than a single widespread species, FEHLAUER-ALE et al 2015) and Watersipora subtorquata (d'Orbigny, 1852) (FARRAPEIRA 2011, 2014, VIEIRA & MIGOTTO 2014. ROCHA et al (2013), however, listed 15 species as cryptogenic, and it is probable that this number reflects an insufficient effort to get to know the bryozoan fauna, especially in the northeast (VIEIRA et al 2008), limiting the ability to detect new arrivals, as it has been the case with ascidians ).…”

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“…These animals have a suite of traits (e.g., fast-growing, tolerance of different substrata) that make them relatively adaptable to large scale disturbances and therefore likely to invade and become established in non-native habitats (GORDON & MAWATARI 1992, MCCANN et al 2007). Some species have long been recognized as invasive, being reported worldwide, such as the common marine-fouling Bugula neritina (Linnaeus, 1758) and Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje, 1831) (MACKIE et al 2006, FARRAPEIRA 2011, WAESCHENBACH et al 2015, among others.…”

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The non-indigenous bryozoan Triphyllozoon (Cheilostomata: Phidoloporidae) in the Atlantic: morphology and dispersion on the Brazilian coast

Almeida¹,

Souza²,

Gordon³

et al. 2015

Zoologia (Curitiba)

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Alien species in aquatic environments: a selective comparison of coastal and inland waters in tropical and temperate latitudes

Tricarico

Junqueira

Dudgeon

2016

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. Biological invasions have had severe impacts on ecosystems globally, particularly affecting freshwater habitats. In the aquatic realm, marine environments have received less attention from researchers than their freshwater counterparts, and comparisons of the relative susceptibility of coastal and inland waters to alien species and their consequential impacts are lacking.2. The main aim of this review is to assess the 'knowns and unknowns' for alien species in aquatic habitats, evaluating the possible differences and similarities in biological invasions between freshwater and marine (coastal) environments. Three study areas with different climates and histories of bioinvasion were selected for comparison: temperate Europe, tropical Asian Hong Kong, and Neotropical Brazil.3. Although there were differences in spatial scale and availability of data for the three areas, fresh waters seemed to be more susceptible to invasion -and experienced more impacts -than coastal habitats, at least in Hong Kong and partly in Europe. Despite information about alien species in aquatic environments having increased in recent years, regional inventories remain incomplete, especially in the tropics where rigorous studies of the impacts of invasive species are generally lacking.4. More systematic effort is needed to develop up-to-date national and regional inventories of invaders, especially in the seas and particularly in the more biodiverse tropics, where the conservation gains from preventing alien invasions could be substantially greater than in other regions. Greater efforts are also required to increase public awareness of the need to prevent the establishment of potentially invasive species.

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The introduction of the bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum (Della Chiaje, 1822) in northeast of Brazil: a cause for concern

Abstract: This paper records the new occurrence of spaghetti bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum at the

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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

The non-indigenous bryozoan Triphyllozoon (Cheilostomata: Phidoloporidae) in the Atlantic: morphology and dispersion on the Brazilian coast

Alien species in aquatic environments: a selective comparison of coastal and inland waters in tropical and temperate latitudes

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