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RESEARCH PRODUCT
First record of Aplysia dactylomela (Opisthobranchia: Aplysiidae) from the Egadi Islands (western Sicily)
Paolo BalistreriAnna Maria ManninoMehmet Baki Yokeşsubject
Mediterranean climateEcologybiologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaOpisthobranchiaMediterranean Sea western Sicily Egadi Islands marine protected area biological invasions Mollusca Aplysia dactylomelaAlienAplysiidaeAquatic ScienceOceanographybiology.organism_classificationAplysia dactylomelaFisheryMediterranean seaMarine protected areaMolluscaEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
The alien mollusc Aplysia dactylomela is recorded for the first time from the Egadi Islands marine protected area (western Sicily). This species has been widely reported in the Mediterranean and has established populations in Sicily. The presence of a few specimens let us suppose that its occurrence in this area is a recent event and that soon new populations will be sighted in the whole Egadi Islands and on the western and southern coasts of Sicily.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Marine Biodiversity Records |