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The occurrence of Caprella scaura (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in marinas in Lanzarote Island (Canary Archipelago, Macaronesia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2012

Dan Minchin ,
Alice Lodola  and
Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi
Dan Minchin
Affiliation:
Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland Coastal Research and Planning Institute, Klaipeda University, Manto 84, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Alice Lodola*
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100, Pavia, Italy
Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100, Pavia, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Lodola, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100, Pavia, Italy email: alice.lodola@unipv.it
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Abstract

Caprella scaura is thought to come from the western Indian Ocean and was first recorded in the Atlanto-Mediterranean region in the Lagoon of Venice in 1994. Since then the species has rapidly spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea and it has recently been reported in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The occurrence of C. scaura in two marinas in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, is discussed taking into account the possible pathways of introduction. The most likely vector of introduction is within the hull-fouling community on recreational craft. It may be expected to appear in other marinas within Macaronesia.

Keywords

Caprella scaurafoulingmarinasshippingCanary Islands
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e113
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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