Short communication, Note

First record of Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791) (Gastropoda) in the Adriatic Sea

Tino MILAT ; Prirodoslovni muzej i zoološki vrt, Kolombatovićevo šetalište 2, 21000 Split, Hrvatska
Branko DRAGIČEVIĆ orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-2364 ; Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Hrvatska
Vedrana NERLOVIĆ ; Institut Ruđer Bošković, Centar za istraživanje mora, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj, Hrvatska
Sanja VRGOČ ; Prirodoslovni muzej i zoološki vrt, Kolombatovićevo šetalište 2, 21000 Split, Hrvatska

Abstract

The presence of Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791) in the Adriatic Sea has been confirmed for the first time. In total, six specimens of this species were found near the city of Split. This species is considered as a tropicalization indicator in the Mediterranean Sea. The status of this species in the Adriatic Sea should be evaluated through future research.

Keywords

Echinolittorina punctata; Littorinidae; first record; northward spreading; Adriatic Sea

Hrčak ID:

162306

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/162306

Publication date:

28.6.2016.

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