Jassa slatteryi is a cosmopolitan amphipod reported as cryptogenic or invasive species throughout the world. Although it had been signaled in the Mediterranean Sea, it was never found on the Italian coasts. This study represents the first record of J. slatteryi in Italy. A total of 87 specimens were collected on artificial hard substrates in the Port of Civitavecchia (Rome). The presence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea was probably underestimated due to the similar morphological features and ecological requirements of different species of Jassa spp.
First record of the invasive and cryptogenic species Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Italian coastal waters / Bonifazi, Andrea; Mancini, Emanuele; Ventura, Daniele. - In: JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH. - ISSN 1385-1101. - ELETTRONICO. - 136:(2018), pp. 37-41. [10.1016/j.seares.2018.03.005]
First record of the invasive and cryptogenic species Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Italian coastal waters
Ventura, Daniele
2018
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Jassa slatteryi is a cosmopolitan amphipod reported as cryptogenic or invasive species throughout the world. Although it had been signaled in the Mediterranean Sea, it was never found on the Italian coasts. This study represents the first record of J. slatteryi in Italy. A total of 87 specimens were collected on artificial hard substrates in the Port of Civitavecchia (Rome). The presence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea was probably underestimated due to the similar morphological features and ecological requirements of different species of Jassa spp.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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