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New distributional and ecological data of some marine alien molluscs along the southern Italian coasts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Fabio Crocetta ,
Walter Renda  and
Giuseppe Colamonaco
Fabio Crocetta*
Affiliation:
Via D. Fontana, 81, I-80128 Napoli, Italy
Walter Renda
Affiliation:
Via Bologna, 18/A, I-87032 Amantea (CS), Italy
Giuseppe Colamonaco
Affiliation:
Corso Umberto I, 146, I-70022 Altamura (BA), Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Fabio Crocetta, Via D. Fontana 81, I–80128 Napoli, Italy email: fabiocrocetta@alice.it
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Abstract

A large number of Red Sea species are colonizing the eastern Mediterranean Sea after the opening of the sea-level Suez Canal in 1869, mainly following the Levantine and Anatolian coasts and then spreading westwards, at least in part, by shipping transport of larvae, juveniles, or adult specimens. Two of them are Cerithium scabridum and Fulvia fragilis, well established along the Italian coasts, where new large and stable populations have formed. Some other species, such as Anadara demiri, were accidentally introduced through shipping in our seas and have found good conditions to survive and develop. New distributional and ecological data about these alien molluscs are given and all the species found in association are listed to improve understanding of their living biocoenosis. The presence of a further lessepsian mollusc and of an intentionally introduced species, Brachidontes pharaonis and Ruditapes philippinarum, was also confirmed respectively from Vibo Valentia harbour and from the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Taranto. The nomenclature used is based on the CLEMAM Database (last research on 9 January 2008).

Keywords

Molluscaalien speciesMediterranean SeaIonian SeaTyrrhenian SeaCerithium scabridumAnadara demiriFulvia fragilisBrachidontes pharaonisRuditapes philippinarum
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e23
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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