First records of Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) from the Ligurian, Thyrrhenian and Ionian Seas (Western Mediterranean) and first record of Phyllorhiza punctata (Cnidaria) from the Western…

By F. Boero, M. Putti, E. Trainito, Emanuele Prontera, S. Piraino, T. Shiganova. 2009

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* Corresponding author Abstract The gelatinous macroplankters Mnemiopsis leidyi and Phyllorhiza punctata are recorded for the first time from the Italian coasts of the Western Mediterranean. In the framework of the CIESM Jellywatch campaign in the summer of 2009, M. leidyi was recorded from the Ligurian, Tyrrhenian, and Ionian Seas, including swarming episodes that, together with those reported from Spain in the same period, suggest a great success of the species in the Western Mediterranean. A single specimen of P. punctata has been recorded from Sardinia. These species do not sting or harm humans and no impact on tourism is expected, but they might harm fisheries by predating on fish eggs and larvae and their prey, zooplankton. The large distribution area of M. leidyi suggests that the species invaded the Western Mediterranean during the summer of 2009, but its establishment is still uncertain, since the populations might not withstand winter conditions. The isolated record of P. punctata just indicates that it can reach this part of the Mediterranean.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology

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Multiple introductions and invasion pathways for the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Eurasia (2011, background): “In 2009, M. leidyi was reported along the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the northern Adriatic Sea (Shiganova and Malej 2009), in the southern Levantine Sea (Galil et al. 2009), and in the western Mediterranean (Boero et al. 2009; Fuentes et al. 2009).”
Jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea (2012, background): “Its range continues to expand beyond the Adriatic, with recent reports of increasing abundance from Italy and Spain (BORDEhORE et al. , 2011) , as well as france (CUNEO, 2009) and Malta (ANONyMOUS, 2011a) .”
Blooms of the invasive ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, span the Mediterranean Sea in 2009 (2010, background): “High numbers of M. leidyi along the Mediterranean coastlines of Israel (Galil et al., 2009), Italy (Boero et al., 2009), and Spain during summer 2009, plus the fact that the species was also present in Spanish waters in 2008, strongly suggest that its population is established in the Mediterranean.”
Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview (2010, background): “…and Rapana venosa (northern Adriatic), the crustacean Dyspanopeus sayi (northern Adriatic), the bryozoan Tricellaria inopinata (northern Adriatic) and, most recently, as reported by Boero et al. (2009), also the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (northern Adriatic, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian, Ionian).”