New records of the alien polychaete worm Chaetozone corona (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) in the Adriatic Sea | Zendy

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New records of the alien polychaete worm Chaetozone corona (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Author(s) -

Laura Grossi,

Fabio Bertasi,

Benedetta Trabucco

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

acta adriatica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1846-0453

pISSN - 0001-5113

DOI - 10.32582/aa.58.2.4

Subject(s) - polychaete , alien , mediterranean sea , oceanography , geography , biology , ecology , fishery , mediterranean climate , geology , population , demography , sociology , census

Several specimens of the alien polychaete Chaetozone corona were encountered at sites along the Italian coasts of the Adriatic Sea between 2006 and 2015, indicating its successful establishment in the area. Morphological variability between specimens from the North Adriatic and the South Adriatic was detected. Methyl Green staining patterns revealed further minor differences suggesting the presence of two slightly different populations. Chaetozone corona does not appear to be invasive in natural conditions, but it appears more abundant in polluted port sediments, what may represent the main source of introduction.

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