Open AccessAdditional records of the alien gastropod, Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), from the eastern Mediterranean
Author(s) -
S. Ünsal Karhan,
M. Baki Yokeş
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
mediterranean marine science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1791-6763
pISSN - 1108-393X
DOI - 10.12681/mms.128
Subject(s) - muricidae , gastropoda , alien , geography , mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , range (aeronautics) , population , oceanography , fishery , geology , paleontology , biology , archaeology , materials science , demography , sociology , composite material , census
The alien muricid gastropod Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008 has been known to inhabit the shallow waters of the eastern Mediterranean. The chronology of its recorded observations, beginning in eastern Turkey and proceeding to the south and west, suggests that it was first introduced to eastern Turkey via shipping, and was then spread in the Levantine Sea. The recent record from Greece indicates that its range of distribution is still expanding. Here we report local population densities and additional records of E. junionae from the eastern Mediterranean basin, including its first occurrence from the Turkish coastof the Aegean Sea.