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First record of the brown mussel (Perna perna) from the European Atlantic coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2012

Carla R. Lourenço ,
Katy R. Nicastro ,
Ester A. Serrão  and
Gerardo I. Zardi
Carla R. Lourenço*
Affiliation:
CCMAR–CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Katy R. Nicastro
Affiliation:
CCMAR–CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Ester A. Serrão
Affiliation:
CCMAR–CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
Gerardo I. Zardi
Affiliation:
CCMAR–CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: C.R. Lourenço, CCMAR–CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal email: carla.rodrigues.lourenco@gmail.com
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Abstract

The occurrence of the brown mussel Perna perna is reported for the first time from the European Atlantic coast, on the southern Portuguese coast. Several specimens of this mytilidae species were identified in exposed rocky intertidal habitats in Vilamoura (37°04′19.70″N 8°07′19.71″W) and Ilha do Farol (36°58′29.38″N 7°51′42.51″W). It is suggested that, under warming climate conditions, this subtropical/tropical species might have extended its geographical distribution from North Africa.

Keywords

brown musselPerna pernaPortugalEuropean Atlantic coastrange expansion
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e39
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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