First record of small tropical calanoid copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris (Copepoda, Calanoida, Paracalanidae) in the Adriatic Sea


Published: Sep 20, 2016
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Parvocalanus crassirostris marine copepods alien species ballast waters Adriatic Sea.
O. VIDJAK
N. BOJANIĆ
Ž. NINČEVIĆ GLADAN
S. SKEJIĆ
B. SKEJIĆ
B. GRBEC
Abstract

In December 2014 the adult females and copepodites of alien paracalanid copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris were identified in the Central Adriatic port of Šibenik. The most probable transmission vector for this small copepod were ballast waters from the cargo ships that are regularly discharged at these locations. This paper is focused on P. crassirostris morphology and the state of population in the port of Šibenik. The possible path of introduction of Parvocalanus crassirostris into the Adriatic Sea is also discussed.

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O. VIDJAK, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63 21000 Split

Laboratory of plankton and shellfish toxicity

Ž. NINČEVIĆ GLADAN, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63 21000 Split

Laboratory of plankton and shellfish toxicity

S. SKEJIĆ, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63 21000 Split

Laboratory of plankton and shellfish toxicity

B. SKEJIĆ, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63 21000 Split
Laboratory of physics
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