Original scientific paper

Distribution of invasive red alga Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R.E. Norris (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) in the Adriatic Sea

Vedran Nikolić ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Laboratorij za bentos, P.P. 500, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Ante Žuljević ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Laboratorij za bentos, P.P. 500, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Boris Antolić ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Laboratorij za bentos, P.P. 500, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Marija Despalatović ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Laboratorij za bentos, P.P. 500, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Ivan Cvitković ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Laboratorij za bentos, P.P. 500, 21000 Split, Hrvatska

Abstract

Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R.E. Norris (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) is an invasive macrophyte in the Mediterranean Sea, first recorded from the coast of Italy in 1986. This is a review of the geographic distribution and depth limits of W. setacea invasion in the Adriatic Sea since its first record in 1997. Algal turfs were collected and examined from different locations in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea from 2005 to 2009 by SCUBA diving and grab sampling. A total of 50 sites invaded by W. setacea were recorded in the Adriatic Sea; 40 new sites in this research and 10 from the literature records. Womersleyella setacea was recorded from 7 to 72 meters depth. Only sterile specimens without any reproductive structures were found. The magnitude of the invasion is discussed.

Keywords

Womersleyella setacea; distribution; biological invasion; Adriatic Sea

Hrčak ID:

64367

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64367

Publication date:

1.12.2010.

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