Lessepsian migrants expanding their distributional ranges; Pseudonereis anomala (Polychaeta: Nereididae) in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea)

A total of ten specimens of Pseudonereis anomala (Polychaeta: Nereididae) were collected on the shallow water hard substratum (0·2 m) at four stations located in the inner part of Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean) in January 2004. The absence of this species among the material collected...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2005-04, Vol.85 (2), p.313-321
Main Authors: Çinar, Melih Ertan, Ergen, Zeki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Annelida and closely related phyla: sipuncula. Echiura. Nemertinea
Biological and medical sciences
Canals
Coasts
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Marine
Morphology
Nereididae
Polychaeta
Pseudonereis anomala
Research Article
Salinity
Sea water ecosystems
Shallow water
Synecology
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Summary:A total of ten specimens of Pseudonereis anomala (Polychaeta: Nereididae) were collected on the shallow water hard substratum (0·2 m) at four stations located in the inner part of Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean) in January 2004. The absence of this species among the material collected previously at the same stations might suggest that it has recently become established in the area. A re-description of the species together with its ecological, reproductive, feeding and distributional aspects are provided.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315405011203h