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- Title
First record of genus Paramphitrite (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) in Mediterranean Sea.
- Authors
Loia, Marco; Nicoletti, Luisa; La Porta, Barbara
- Abstract
Background: The presence of species belonging to genus Paramphitrite (Terebellidae) has been recorded in the Temperate Northern Atlantic and Arctic regions (Iberian Atlantic, Norwegian and Russian seas). This paper describes the first occurrence of Paramphitrite birulai (Ssolowiew, 1899) in the Mediterranean Sea. Methods: Sampling surveys were carried out in the North Adriatic Sea about 30 nm offshore Chioggia (Italy) on soft seabed at depths ranging from 29 to 32 meters. The sampling plan provided 18 stations. Results: Seventy-four Paramphitrite birulai specimens were examined from a morphological point of view and described in comparison with the existing literature. The species was collected in sandy sediments. Conclusions: The record of P. birulai in the North Adriatic Sea represents the first report of the genus Paramphitrite in the Mediterranean Sea extending the distribution range of this species into different ecological and environmental conditions if compared with those where it was previously recorded.
- Subjects
MEDITERRANEAN Sea; ADRIATIC Sea; TEREBELLIDAE; MARINE sediment microbiology; INTRODUCED species; SPECIES distribution
- Publication
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2017, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
1755-2672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s41200-017-0113-2