New records of alien species on the Levantine coast of Turkey

ÇINAR M. E., Bilecenoglu M., ÖZTÜRK B., CAN A.

Aquatic Invasions, vol.1, no.2, pp.84-90, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 1 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.3391/ai.2006.1.2.6
  • Journal Name: Aquatic Invasions
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.84-90
  • Keywords: Alien species, Erythrean invasion, Levantine Sea, Turkey
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Zoobenthic investigations carried out along the Turkish Levantine coast resulted in identification of nine previously unrecorded alien species: Macrorhynchia philippina (Hydrozoa), Oculina patagonica (Anthozoa), Branchiomma luctuosum (Polychaeta), Aplysia dactylomela (Gastropoda), Synaptula reciprocans (Echinodermata), Phallusia nigra, Pyura (=Herdmania) momus, Symplegma brakenhielmi (Tunicata) and Parupeneus forsskali (Osteichthyes). Except for the shipping-transported O. patagonica, which originated in the Atlantic Ocean, the species are recognized as Erythrean aliens that entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Some ecological and distributional details are briefly discussed. © 2006 The Author(s).