The ctenostome bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum (Delle Chiaje, 1822) has recently been recognized as a non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Mediterranean Sea. Here the updated distribution of Z. verticillatum along the Mediterranean and European Atlantic coasts is presented. We discuss the potential role of this habitat-forming bryozoan in facilitating further introductions and spread of other NIS.
The pseudoindigenous bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum along the Mediterranean and Atlantic European coasts.
FERRARIO, JASMINE;MARCHINI, AGNESE;LODOLA, ALICE;OCCHIPINTI, ANNA CARMEN
2014-01-01
Abstract
The ctenostome bryozoan Zoobotryon verticillatum (Delle Chiaje, 1822) has recently been recognized as a non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Mediterranean Sea. Here the updated distribution of Z. verticillatum along the Mediterranean and European Atlantic coasts is presented. We discuss the potential role of this habitat-forming bryozoan in facilitating further introductions and spread of other NIS.File in questo prodotto:
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