Acta Adriatica, Vol. 52 No. 1, 2011.
Original scientific paper
Further additions to the alien mollusc fauna along the Cypriot coast: new opisthobranchia species
Louis TSIAKKIROS
; 4, Michael Koutsofta, Mesa Yitonia, Limassol, Cipar
Argyro ZENETOS
; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Anavissos, Attica, Greece
Abstract
The finding of some alien opisthobranchia previously unknown from Cyprus confirms that Indo-Pacific alien species are spreading at an increasing rate in the Levantine Sea. This work reports on the occurrence of four new alien species recorded in the form of images that have been taken over a period spanning more than 8 years. These are Chelidonura fulvipunctata, Chromodoris annulata, Flabellina rubrolineata and Hypselodoris infucata. In addition, finding of Melibe viridis, which was considered hitherto as casual, confirm its establishment success around Cyprus. Chromodoris annulata, a recent invader in the Mediterranean and little known from the Levantine basin, is currently well established on the Cypriot coast.
Keywords
alien opisthobranchia; Chelidonura fulvipunctata; Hypselodoris infucata; Melibe viridis; Chromodoris annulata; Flabellina rubrolineata; Cyprus; Mediterranean sea
Hrčak ID:
89686
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2011.
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