Plegadognathus bonariensis (Acari: Halacaridae): First halacarid mite report from Qatar

In this study, the genus Plegadognathus Morselli, 1981 with the species P. bonariensis. Viets, 1936) is recorded from Qatar for the first time. Diagnoses for the genus Plegadognathus and the short description of female of P. bonariensis are given with original illustrationsThis work has been conducted under the framework of the project NPRP7-1129-1-201, funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation)

Data for "Drivers of species knowledge across the Tree of Life"

Columns are described in the read_me file. See also the associated GitHub repository for the analysis pipeline: https://github.com/StefanoMammola/Mammola_et_al_ToL_research_interestN

New Mediterranean biodiversity records (July 2018)

In the present article, new records are given for 15 species (4 native and 9 alien and 2 cryptogenic), belonging to 6 Phyla (i.e. Chlorophyta, Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Mollusca, Arthropoda, and Chordata), from 10 Mediterranean countries: Morocco: the finding of the crab Callinectes sapidus represents the westernmost one of the species in the Mediterranean; Italy: first records of the nudibranch Polycera hedgpethi from the harbour of La Spezia, and first finding of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Fiora River; Tunisia: Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla is recorded for the first time, showing an even wider distribution in the Mediterranean; Greece: the finding of the jellyfish Pelagia benovici represents the first record of the species in the Ionian Sea, while the finding of the smallscale codlet Bregmaceros nectabanus in the Ionian Sea is another interesting first report for the area; Malta: the cryptogenic scleractinian coral Oculina patagonica was recorded; Slovenia: the parasitic copepod Demoleus heptapus was recorded from a sixgill bluntnose shark, Hexanchus griseus; Croatia: the Lessepsian cephalaspidean mollusc Haminoea cyanomarginata is recorded for the first time from the area; Bulgaria: the Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia was recorded from the Black Sea; Cyprus: the Lessepsian gastropod Viriola sp. [cf. corrugata) was recorded for the first time from the area, while two decapod species were recorded also for the first time from Cyprus, i.e. the caridean shrimp Pasiphaea sivado and the anomuran Munida curvimana; Turkey: the acari Lohmannella falcata is recorded for the first time from Antalya and the Lessepsian fish Priacanthus sagittarius in the Levantine coasts of Turkey (off Hatay/Arsuz) showing that this species has extended its range in a very short time.peer-reviewe

New Mediterranean marine biodiversity records (December, 2013)

Based on recent biodiversity studies carried out in different parts of the Mediterranean, the following 19 species are included as new records on the floral or faunal lists of the relevant ecosystems: the green algae Penicillus capitatus (Maltese waters); the nemertean Am- phiporus allucens (Iberian Peninsula, Spain); the salp Salpa maxima (Syria); the opistobranchs Felimida britoi and Berghia coerulescens (Aegean Sea, Greece); the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (central-west Mediterranean and Ionian Sea, Italy); Randall’s threadfin bream Nemipterus randalli, the broadbanded cardinalfish Apogon fasciatus and the goby Gobius kolombatovici (Aegean Sea, Turkey); the reticulated leatherjack Stephanolepis diaspros and the halacarid Agaue chevreuxi (Sea of Marmara, Turkey); the slimy liagora Ganon- ema farinosum, the yellowstripe barracuda Sphyraena chrysotaenia, the rayed pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata radiata and the Persian conch Conomurex persicus (south-eastern Kriti, Greece); the blenny Microlipophrys dalmatinus and the bastard grunt Pomadasys incisus (Ionian Sea, Italy); the brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus (north-eastern Levant, Turkey); the blue-crab Callinectes sapidus (Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greece). In addition, the findings of the following rare species improve currently available biogeographical knowledge: the oceanic pufferfish Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Malta); the yellow sea chub Kyphosus incisor (Almuñécar coast of Spain); the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus and the shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus (north-eastern Levant, Turkey).peer-reviewe

“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021)

“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021

Inventory of alien and cryptogenic species of the Dodecanese (Aegean Sea, Greece): collaboration through COST action training school

The Dodecanese region has a high prevalence of marine alien species due to its close proximity to the Suez Canal and associated Suez shipping lanes, as well as its location at biogeographical border between sub-tropical and tropical biota. This region is therefore very important for the early detection of alien species entering the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal and it is imperative that monitoring of alien species is continued in order to assess the levels of biological invasion. We present results of marine alien surveys, carried out in April 2014 on the island of Rodos. Surveys were performed by a team of marine taxonomic experts and students as part of an EU wide training school, coordinated by the COST Action TD1209 “Alien Challenge”. A variety of survey methods were employed to cover a number of coastal habitats. These included: rapid assessment surveys of epibiota on artificial structures in harbours, rapid assessment snorkelling surveys of biota on sublittoral bedrock, and quantified fishing surveys (both boat-seine and trammel net fishing methods). A total of 33 alien and cryptogenic species were recorded across all the survey techniques. Of these species, 9 represented first records for Rodos: the foraminiferan Amphisorus hemprichii, the polychaetes Branchiomma bairdi, Dorvillea similis, Hydroides dirampha and Pseudonereis anomala, the molluscs Aplysia parvula, Chama pacifica and Septifer cumingii, and the bryozoan Hippopodina feegeensis. Of note the record of the Lessepsian invader Dorvillea similis represents the second record in the Mediterranean Sea. Alien fish species represented a small but notable proportion of the diversity, biomass and number of individuals in fishing catch of both fishing methods. All alien fish species observed were already known to be present in Rodos. The addition of species firstly recorded in this study brings the total number of marine alien and cryptogenic species in the Dodecanese region up to 129 species. The vast majority of these alien species have entered unaided via the Suez Canal, but an increasing number have been introduced through hull fouling or ballast water transfer from shipping. The results highlight the value of conducting marine alien surveys with teams of a diverse range of taxonomic expertise, both in its scientific output and student training

Agaue panopae

Agaue panopae (Lohmann, 1893) Material examined – Two females and two males, Urla, Izmir. Remarks – This species was previously reported from Antalya (Yakamoz Beach, Phaselis, Finike and Kaş) among macroalgae (Corallina elongata J. Ellis & Solander 1786, Cystoseira crinita Duby 1830, Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux, 1816, Mesophyllum expansum (Philippi) Cabioch & M.L. Mendoza, 2003) from the depths of 2–10 m (Durucan 2019a). The morphological characteristics of the specimens reported here agree with the previous record by Durucan (2019a).Published as part of Durucan, Furkan, 2021, Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir), pp. 341-346 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23) on page 342, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i3.67699, http://zenodo.org/record/523624

Simognathus adriaticus Viets 1940

Simognathus adriaticus Viets, 1940 Material examined – One female, one protonymph, Bozcaada, Çanakkale. Remarks – The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Turkey accord with the original descriptions (Viets 1940) and with those previously recorded from Levantine Sea (Antalya, Yakamoz Beach) by Stamouli et al (2017). The female of the species from Turkey is the first time given with this study (Fig. 3). The present finding constitutes the second record of this species from Turkey and stand as the first report from Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale, Bozcaada).Published as part of Durucan, Furkan, 2021, Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir), pp. 341-346 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23) on page 345, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i3.67699, http://zenodo.org/record/523624

Litarachna communis Walter 1925

Litarachna communis Walter, 1925 (Fig. 1) Material – 1♀, 1♂, 2 deutonymphs, Izmir (Urla-Karantina Island) (Pinctata radiata, 0–1 m depth), 18.10.2019; 1♂, Antalya (Hamitbey Beach) (sand, 5–7 m depth), 30.07.2018. Female – Idiosoma 437 long and 400 wide. Genital field 67 long; postgenital sclerite bowed and 45 in width (Fig. 1a). Male – Idiosoma 425 and 430 long, 375 and 310 wide. Genital field 45 and 50 long, 35 and 38 wide respectively. Number of perigenital setae are 128 and 152 in males (Fig. 1b). Lengths of P1-P5: 37, 67, 50, 87, 55 (Fig. 1d). Deutonymphs – Idiosoma 320 and 317, 350 and 310 wide (Fig. 1c). Lengths of PI-PV: 27, 55, 38, 67, 38 (Fig. 1e). Litarachna communis is widely distributed in the Mediterranean Sea (Chatterjee et al. 2019). The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Antalya and Izmir accord with the previously given descriptions by Mari and Morselli (1983) and Koç et al. (2015).Published as part of Durucan, Furkan, 2021, New records of marine water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from Turkey, pp. 145-153 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (2) on page 146, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i2.65665, http://zenodo.org/record/503801

Agauopsis conjuncta Viets 1940

<i>Agauopsis conjuncta</i> Viets, 1940 <p> <b>Material examined –</b> Two deutonymphs, Bozcaada, Çanakkale.</p> <p> <b>Remarks –</b> This species was originally described by Viets (1940) from Adriatic Sea (Croatia- Rovinj and Split). Later on, it was recorded from Tyrrhenian Sea (Livorno) by Morselli and Mari (1985) and from Kaş (Antalya) from 15 m depth among <i>Cymodocea nodosa</i> (Ucria) Ascherson 1870 (Durucan and Boyaci 2018). Length of idiosoma of deutonymphs about 300 µm long and 200 µm wide.</p>Published as part of <i>Durucan, Furkan, 2021, Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir), pp. 341-346 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23)</i> on pages 342-343, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i3.67699, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5236246">http://zenodo.org/record/5236246</a&gt