A new alien bryozoan Celleporaria brunnea (Hincks, 1884) in the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean)

KOÇAK F.

SCIENTIA MARINA, cilt.71, sa.1, ss.191-195, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n1191
  • Dergi Adı: SCIENTIA MARINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-195
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: introduced species, Celleporaria brunnea, Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, INDO-PACIFIC BRYOZOA, SPECIES RICHNESS, MARINE, ORGANISMS, INVASIONS, SELECTION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The ascophoran Bryozoa Celleporaria brunnea, a new record for the Mediterranean Sea, was found on Mytilus galloprovincialis collected in the inner part of lzmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Turkey) in September 2004. The species was previously reported from the Pacific coast of the United States. Its occurrence in the polluted inner part of Izmir Bay, near Alsancak Harbour, suggests that it has been newly introduced to the area, possibly via ship hulls. The morphological, ecological and zoogeographical characteristics of the species are given and discussed.