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Ensiculus cultellus (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pharidae) a new Erythrean alien in the Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

C. Bogi  and
B.S. Galil
C. Bogi
Affiliation:
Via delle Viole 7, 57124 Livorno, Italy
B.S. Galil*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, POB 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B.S. Galil, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, POB 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel email: Bella@ocean.org.il
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Abstract

The razor clam Ensiculus cultellus, originally described from the East Indies, is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. A single live adult specimen was collected in Haifa Bay, Israel. Possible pathways of introduction are discussed.

Keywords

Ensiculus cultellusMolluscaPharidaeMediterraneanIsraelalien
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e159
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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