Open AccessOccurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta
Author(s) -
Patrick J. Schembri
Publication year - 2008
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.136
Subject(s) - opisthobranchia , alien , aplysia , mediterranean sea , alien species , geography , range (aeronautics) , ecology , biology , gastropoda , mediterranean climate , introduced species , demography , engineering , evolutionary biology , population , sociology , census , aerospace engineering
The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the centraland eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographedat Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species in Malta isa recent event and may be due to range expansion of the species.