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Presence of Celleporaria brunnea (Bryozoa: Lepraliellidae) in the Central Mediterranean: first occurrence in the Gulf of Taranto

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2015

Marco Lezzi ,
Cataldo Pierri  and
Frine Cardone
Marco Lezzi*
Affiliation:
DiSTeBA Università del Salento, CoNISMa, Via Prov. Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Cataldo Pierri
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy LifeWatch Italian Network, Mediterranean Thematic Center, LifeWatch Services Center, Via le San Nicola, I-73100, Lecce, Italy
Frine Cardone
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Lezzi, DiSTeBA Università del Salento, CoNISMa, Via Prov. Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy email: marco.lezzi@unisalento.it
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Abstract

We report the presence of the non-indigenous species (NIS) Celleporaria brunnea (Bryozoa, Ascophora) in the Central Mediterranean. It was found in the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea, southern Italy), which represents one of the most important hotspots for NIS in the Mediterranean. Using PVC plates as species collectors, immersed in different times of the year, we observed a recruitment of C. brunnea during the warmer period of the year from July to October. This work highlights a range expansion of C. brunnea and provides information about its autoecology traits in the host environment.

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introduced speciesCelleporaria brunneaTaranto seasCentral MediterraneanItalian coast

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e137
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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