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First record of the egg-carrying calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinus in the Adriatic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2011

Alessandra de Olazabal  and
Valentina Tirelli
Alessandra de Olazabal
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Dipartimento di Oceanografia Biologica, via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Valentina Tirelli*
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Dipartimento di Oceanografia Biologica, via A. Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: V. Tirelli, Istituto di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Dipartimento di Oceanografia Biologica, Via A. Piccard 54, 34151, Trieste, Italy email: vtirelli@ogs.trieste.it
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Abstract

The Asian egg-carrying copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinus (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida) was recorded for the first time in two different areas of the North Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Its introduction was probably due to human activity linked to vessel traffic or aquaculture.

Keywords

Pseudodiaptomus marinusalien speciesmarine copepods
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e85
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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