New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)

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Published: Feb 25, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.40523
PERIKLIS KLEITOU
Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab Ltd., 202 Amathountos Av., Marina Gardens, Block B, Parekklisia, Limassol, Cyprus
DARYL AGIUS
Marine Biology and Conservation section, Aquatic Resources Malta, Marsaxlokk, Malta
SENCER AKALIN
Department of Marine and Inland Water Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100, İzmir, Türkiye
MARCO ALBANO
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
IZDIHAR ALI AMMAR
Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Research, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria
COŞKUN MENDERES AYDIN
Mediterranean Fisheries Research, Production and Training Institute, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, Demre, Antalya, Türkiye
ERNESTO AZZURRO
National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy & National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
LUCIO BELLOMO
Sailing bubbles A.S.D
ANDREA BONIFAZI
ARPA Lazio, Dipartimento Stato dell’Ambiente, 00173 Rome, Italy
GIOELE CAPILLO
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy & Sea in Health and Life srl, c/o Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Largo Senatore Francesco Arena, Messina, Italy
FABIO CROCETTA
Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, I-80121 Naples, Italy
IVAN CVITKOVIĆ
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21 000 Split, Croatia
ANA FORTIČ
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia
SYLVAINE GIAKOUMI
National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy & Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Centre, 90149 Palermo, Italy
DANIELE GRECH
Subacquei per la Scienza, Italy & International Marine Centre (IMC), Loc. Sa Mardini, Torregrande, 09170 Oristano, Italy
HAIDAR BASSAM HASAN
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria
FRANCESCO LASPINA
Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea, Scientific Organization for Research and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, 96012 Avola, Italy
MARCO LEZZI
ARPAE, Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Energy of Emilia-Romagna, Oceanographic Unit Daphne - Cesenatico (FC), Italy
PETRA LUCIC
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21 000 Split, Croatia
EMANUELE MANCINI
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy; Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranean, Scientific Organization for Research and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, Avola, Italy
WASSIM MAHMOUD MAYYA
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, Damascus University, Syria
MUSTAFA TUNCA OLGÜNER
Department of Marine and Inland Water Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100, İzmir, Türkiye
PANAYOTIS OVALIS
Agisilaou 37-39, Tzitzifies, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, Greece
LUCA PISANI
Marine Biology and Conservation section, Aquatic Resources Malta, Marsaxlokk, Malta
VALENTINA PITACCO
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia
ALP SALMAN
Department of Marine and Inland Water Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100, İzmir, Türkiye
LISA SANDRI
Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy; Section of Oceanography, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), 34151 Trieste, Italy National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy;
PETRA SLAVINEC
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia
FRANCESCO TIRALONGO
Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy; National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnologies, 60125 Ancona, Italy Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranea, Scientific Organization for Research and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, 96012 Avola, Italy;
FRANCESCO TURANO
Subacquei per la Scienza, Italy
ALPER YILDIZ
Akdeniz University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture, Antalya, Türkiye
ARGYRO ZENETOS
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources (HCMR), Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
ADIB HASAN ZIENI
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria
ANTE ŽULJEVIĆ
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 21 000 Split, Croatia
Abstract

This Collective Article compiles information on nineteen (19) species recorded in seven (7) Mediterranean countries (Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Syria, and Türkiye) and across four major sub-basins (Adriatic, Western, Central, and Eastern Mediterranean). The documented taxa represent eight (8) phyla: Annelida (four species), Arthropoda (three), Bryozoa (one), Chordata (two), Cnidaria (two), Mollusca (five), Chlorophyta (one), and Ochrophyta (one). Observations originated from both dedicated scientific surveys (including trawl sampling, van Veen grabs, and harbor-wall scraping) and citizen science initiatives by divers, shell collectors, and recreational fishers. Significant first records include Notomastus aberans (Slovenia), Paraprionospio coora (Italy), Polydora cornuta (Tyrrhenian Sea), Coleusia signata (Cyprus), Penaeus aztecus (Malta), Pleopis schmackeri (Syria), Pteragogus trispilus (Italy), Triacanthus biaculeatus (Türkiye), Oculina patagonica (Syria), and Watersipora subatra (Slovenia). In the Mollusca group, Conomurex persicus extends its known range westward to the Messina Strait (southern Italy), and Sepioteuthis lessoniana is recorded for the first time in Italian waters. Additional first reports for Türkiye include Alveinus miliaceus and Retusa desgenettii in the Turkish Levantine Sea. The species Uroteuthis (Photololigo) arabica represents a first record for the entire Mediterranean basin. Finally, Colpomenia peregrina (Chlorophyta) and Caulerpa taxifolia (Ochrophyta) highlight ephemeral “boom-and-bust” occurrences in Croatia, raising questions about transient invasive dynamics. These collective findings underscore the importance of coordinated monitoring efforts, inclusive of both scientific and citizen-based approaches, to better understand and manage marine biodiversity shifts in the Mediterranean.

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  • KLEITOU, P., AGIUS, D., AKALIN, S., ALBANO, M., AMMAR, I. A., AYDIN, C. M., AZZURRO, E., BELLOMO, L., BONIFAZI, A., CAPILLO, G., CROCETTA, F., CVITKOVIĆ, I., FORTIČ, A., GIAKOUMI, S., GRECH, D., HASAN, H. B., LASPINA, F., LEZZI, M., LUCIC, P., MANCINI, E., MAYYA, W. M., OLGÜNER, M. T., OVALIS, P., PISANI, L., PITACCO, V., SALMAN, A., SANDRI, L., SLAVINEC, P., TIRALONGO, F., TURANO, F., YILDIZ, A., ZENETOS, A., ZIENI, A. H., & ŽULJEVIĆ, A. (2025). New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025). Mediterranean Marine Science, 26(1), 175–198. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.40523
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