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Towards homogenization of the Levantine alien biota: additions to the alien molluscan fauna along the Cypriot coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Argyro Zenetos ,
Fani Konstantinou  and
George Konstantinou
Argyro Zenetos*
Affiliation:
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Anavissos, GR 19013, Attica, Greece
Fani Konstantinou
Affiliation:
Kyrineias 6, Geri, 2200 Nicosia, Cyprus
George Konstantinou
Affiliation:
Kyrineias 6, Geri, 2200 Nicosia, Cyprus
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Zenetos, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Anavissos, GR 19013, Attica, Greece email: zenetos@ath.hcmr.gr
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Abstract

The finding of sixteen alien species collected around Cyprus reveals that Indo-Pacific alien species are spreading at an increasing rate in the Levantine Sea leading to homogenization of the basin. This work reports on the occurrence of six alien species previously unknown to Cyprus namely: Dendrostrea frons, Gafrarium pectinatum, Paphia textile, Septifer forskali, Spondylus spinosus, Psammotreta praerupta and many more that seem to be now well established. Purpuradusta gracilis notata an Indo-Pacific cowry, known from the Levantine basin, is currently well established along the Cypriot coast. The literature review after the CIESM Atlas and Ozturk et al. (2004) has revealed another three new alien species, namely Aplysia dactylomela, Melibe viridis and Thais lacera. Outstanding is the finding of Fulvia fragilis, an Indian Ocean species widespread throughout the Mediterranean.

Keywords

alien MolluscaCyprusMediterranean SeaPurpuradusta gracilis notata
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e156
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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