New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean

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Published: Dec 19, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.35343
Keywords:
Pinnidae Pinna rudis Distribution Mediterranean Sea Molecular identification
MARIA ZOTOU
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9495-3907
ORESTIS PAPADAKIS
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
GAETANO CATANESE
IRFAP-LIMIA, Institut de Recerca i Formació Agroalimentària i Pesquera de les Illes Balears, Laboratori d’Investigacions Marines i Aqüicultura, Govern de les Illes Balears, 07157 Port d’Andratx, Spain & INAGEA-UIB, Agro-Environmental and Water Economics Research Institute, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain
YOLANDA STRANGA
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
MICHAIL RAGKOUSIS
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
THODOROS E. KAMPOURIS
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
ROXANI NAASAN AGA - SPYRIDOPOULOU
iSea, Environmental Organisation for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems, Kritis 12, 54645 Thessaloniki, Greece
EVANGELOS PAPADIMITRIOU
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
DROSOS KOUTSOUBAS
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
STELIOS KATSANEVAKIS
Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
Abstract

In the Mediterranean Sea, the genus Pinna encompasses two large fan-shaped bivalve species, Pinna nobilis and Pinna rudis. Historically, both species coexisted in the western Mediterranean until a mass mortality event (MME) brought P. nobilis to the brink of extinction. Notably, P. rudis remained unaffected by the MME, and its recent successful recruitment and further spread have been hypothesized to be linked to the local extinction of P. nobilis. Although P. rudis has been sparsely recorded in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (with some of these records being doubtful), reports emerging in the summer of 2023 from researchers and citizens have unveiled its sudden spread in the region. This study documents the recent presence of P. rudis within Greek waters through a dedicated survey and molecularly confirmation through two distinct molecular methods. Information derived from a citizen science initiative, following photo-identification of the species was also included. Furthermore, an updated review of the distribution of P. rudis in the Mediterranean Sea, integrating data from literature and online repositories is provided. This research confirms the recent spread of P. rudis in Crete, the Greek Ionian Sea, and Cyprus (first verified records of the species in the regions), in marine areas where P. nobilis has become extinct, further strengthening the hypothesis that P. rudis has benefited from the collapse of P. nobilis populations.

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