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First record of the cryptogenic amphipod Ampithoe bizseli (Ampithoidae) in the European Atlantic waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2025

Daniele Arduini  and
Emanuele Mancini Open the ORCID record for Emanuele Mancini [Opens in a new window]
Daniele Arduini
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Emanuele Mancini*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90100 Palermo, Italy Ente Fauna Marina Mediterranean, Scientific Organization for Research and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, Avola, Italy
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Corresponding author: Emanuele Mancini; Email: emanuele.mancini@unisalento.it
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Abstract

The amphipod Ampithoe bizseli Özaydinli and Coleman, 2012 is a cryptogenic species that was recently described in Turkey. Although to date it has only been recorded in the Mediterranean Basin, it is potentially native to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. During a macrozoobenthos sampling campaign carried out in the Canary Islands in 2023, 25 individuals of A. bizseli were found in association with some fish farm facilities. This work represents the first report of this amphipod in European Atlantic waters and increases knowledge of the ecology of this non-indigenous species.

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Canary IslandscrustaceaEricthonius didymusfish farmsnon-indigenous
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e6
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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