First occurrence of the invasive alien species polydora cornuta bosc, 1802 (polychaeta: Spionidae) on the coast of greece (elefsis bay; aegean sea)

Simboura N., Sigala K., Voutsinas E., Kalkan E.

Mediterranean Marine Science, cilt.9, sa.2, ss.119-124, 2008 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12681/mms.138
  • Dergi Adı: Mediterranean Marine Science
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.119-124
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alien Species, Mediterranean Sea, Polydora cornuta, Spionidae
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The present study reports on the occurrence of two specimens of the alien species Polydora cornuta Bosc, 1802, in Elefsis Bay, the Saronikos Gulf (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean). This is the first record of this invasive alien species on the coast of Greece and the second report in the eastern Mediterranean Sea after its first finding in Izmir Bay (on the Turkish Aegean coast). This finding enhances its distributional pattern within the Mediterranean.