Occurrence of Paraleucilla magna (Porifera: Calcarea) in the Mediterranean Sea

By C. Longo, Francesco Mastrototaro, G. Corriero. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2007

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Subfields: Biotechnology, Ecology, Ocean Engineering

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• New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July, 2017) (2017, unknown): “It was first recorded in Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Italy) in 2001, although, mussel farmers mentioned that this species had been present in the area for 20-30 years (Longo et al ., 2007).”
• Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution (2010, background): “Porifera are represented by Paraleucilla magna only (LONGO et al., 2007).”
• Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species (2020, background): “…et al. (2020), BioInvasions Records 9(2): 165–182, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.2.01 173 Paraleucilla magna is a calcareous sponge occurring at shallow depths in turbid waters, commonly as fouler in mussel farms and marinas, with a high capacity to colonize hard substrata (Longo et al. 2007).”
• Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview (2010, background): “…‘‘Talassografico di Taranto’’ and the University of Bari (i.e. Tortorici and Panetta 1977; Cecere et al. 2000; Cecere and Petrocelli 2004, 2008; Longo et al. 2007; Brunetti and Mastrototaro 2004; Mastrototaro and Brunetti 2006; Mastrototaro et al. 2003, 2004a, b, 2008a, b), allowed us to…”
• Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the mediterranean with special emphasis on foraminifera and parasites (2008, background): “Its record in well-studied areas where several benthic surveys have previously been carried out suggests a recent introduction of the species into the Mediterranean Sea (LONGO et al., 2007).”
• Global Diversity of Sponges (Porifera) (2012, background): “A possible recent introduction from Brazil to the Mediterranean of a calcareous sponge, Paraleucilla magna, was reported in [168].”