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Branchiomma luctuosum (Polychaeta: Sabellidae): a non-indigenous species at Valencia Port (western Mediterranean Sea, Spain)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Mustapha El Haddad ,
Romana Capaccioni Azzati  and
A. Manuel García-Carrascosa
Mustapha El Haddad
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Marine Biology Laboratory, University of Valencia, Faculty of Biology, C/ Dr Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
Romana Capaccioni Azzati*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Marine Biology Laboratory, University of Valencia, Faculty of Biology, C/ Dr Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
A. Manuel García-Carrascosa
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Marine Biology Laboratory, University of Valencia, Faculty of Biology, C/ Dr Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Romana Capaccioni Azzati, Department of Zoology, Marine Biology Laboratory, University of Valencia, Faculty of Biology, C/ Dr Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A population of the non-indigenous polychaete Branchiomma luctuosum, has been detected in Valencia Port (western Mediterranean Sea, Spain), representing the most western record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea and the first record from the Iberian Peninsula, as its original distribution is Indo-Pacific (Red Sea). It was found in both hard and soft substrates, grouped in small aggregates or isolated specimens. The observation of uncini using a SEM shows three rows of a few small teeth surmounting the main fang. This species was also compared with its congenerics recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, and its possible vector of introduction is discussed.

Keywords

Non-indigenous speciesPolychaetaSabellidaeBranchiomma luctuosumValencia PortWestern Mediterranean
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e61
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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