Open AccessFilling the gap on Italian records of an invasive species
Author(s) -
Francesco Tiralongo,
Guido Villani,
Roberto Arciprete,
Emanuele Mancini
Publication year - 2021
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.62.1.8
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , callinectes , mediterranean sea , geography , distribution (mathematics) , oceanography , ecology , fishery , physical geography , archaeology , geology , biology , crustacean , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Callinectes sapidus is considered one of the worst invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea. After its first observation in 1948, the species has colonized several Mediterranean areas. In this work, we report the first records of the species in Latium and Campania (northern-central and central Tyrrhenian Sea respectively), filling a gap in its distribution along the Italian coasts. We also provide a review of Italian records.