The tropical caprellid amphipod Paracaprella pusilla: a new alien crustacean in the Mediterranean Sea

Ros, Macarena; Vázquez‐Luis, Maite; Guerra-García, José M.

doi:10.1007/s10152-013-0353-4

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“…Its introduction was reported in association with maritime traffic (Ros & Guerra-García, 2012;Ros et al, 2013Ros et al, , 2014. The species has been reported from the Balearic Islands in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea (Ros et al, 2013) and on the southern coast of Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ros et al, 2016). Therefore, the present occurrence is the third report of this species in the Mediterranean Sea.…”

Section: Paracaprella Pusilla Mayer 1890supporting

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“…Along with Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836, Paracaprella pusilla is a tropical western Atlantic species representing the second non-native caprellid so far found in the Mediterranean Sea. Its introduction was reported in association with maritime traffic (Ros & Guerra-García, 2012;Ros et al, 2013Ros et al, , 2014. The species has been reported from the Balearic Islands in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea (Ros et al, 2013) and on the southern coast of Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ros et al, 2016).…”

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Amphipods from tidal channels of the Gulf of Gabès (central Mediterranean Sea)

Fersi¹,

Dauvin²,

Pezy³

et al. 2018

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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The spatial and temporal species richness, abundance and assemblage structure of amphipods from four tidal channel of the Gulf of Gabès were studied at 26 stations and during four seasons from March 2016 to January 2017. This led to the identification of 4,278 individuals, 45 species and 21 families. The four mostly diversified families are the Ampeliscidae (6 species), the Caprellidae (5) and the Aoridae and Maeridae (4 species both), while three families account for ~ 75% of the individuals: Aoridae (45.5 %), Corophiidae (20.5%) and Dexaminidae (7.2%). The species richness and abundance were higher in winter than at other seasons. The fauna is dominated by a small number of species characteristic of areas with detritus accumulation and seagrass meadows, including Microdeutopus anomalus, Monocorophium acherusicum, Dexamine spinosa, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa, Cymadusa filosa and Elasmopus rapax, which are commonly recorded in lagoons and coastal shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The amphipod structure is linked to the location of tidal channels in the Gulf of Gabès. Abundances are low in the Kerkennah channel compared with other channels, especially the Maltine channel with high winter accumulation of organic matter. There are also low abundances in high-energy hydrodynamic zones with gravel sediment; conversely, the presence of macrophytes, mainly in the seagrass meadows, increases amphipod diversity. As a result of this study, five new species can be added to the inventory of the Tunisian marine amphipod fauna, including a non-native species for the Mediterranean Sea, Paracaprella pusilla.

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confidence: 49%

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Amphipods from tidal channels of the Gulf of Gabès (central Mediterranean Sea)

Fersi¹,

Dauvin²,

Pezy³

et al. 2018

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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“…3D), together with observations from the Mediterranean Sea and elsewhere, may have enabled the rapid spread of C. scaura, which has also been found firmly attached by means of its pereiopods to A. verticillata in other marinas in the Ligurian Sea (Jasmine Ferrario, personal observations), near Gibraltar (Guerra-García et al 2011), on the Balearic Islands (Ros et al 2013), on the Canary islands (Minchin 2012), on Madeira Island (Ramalhosa et al 2015), and in Hilary Marina, Australia (Dan Minchin, personal observation). The spaghetti bryozoan has also been shown to be a host for nonindigenous nudibranchs such as Polycera hedgpethi Er.…”

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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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“…Esta especie se ha monitorizado como especie invasora en el mar Mediterráneo y en otras áreas marinas europeas, dispersándose en varias partes del mundo como especie incrustante a través de las macroalgas adheridas en los cascos de las embarcaciones (Ros, Vázquez-Luis y Guerra-García, 2013). El establecimiento de esta especie invasora en el recinto portuario Progreso podría atribuirse, hasta el momento, a la entrada de embarcaciones provenientes del Caribe y América del Sur; hecho a comprobarse en estudios biogeográficos a futuro.…”

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