New data on the presence and diffusion of the exotic sea-spider Ammothea hilgendorfi (Böhm, 1879) in the Lagoon of Venice (Italy)
Mizzan, L. (2018). New data on the presence and diffusion of the exotic sea-spider Ammothea hilgendorfi (Böhm, 1879) in the Lagoon of Venice (Italy). Boll. Mus. civ. St. nat. Venezia 69: 43-46
In: Bollettino del Museo civico di storia naturale di Venezia. Museo civico di storia naturale di Venezia: Venezia. ISSN 0505-205X, more
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| Keywords |
MED, Adriatic
MED, Italy, Veneto, Venice Lagoon
New records
Ammothea hilgendorfi (Böhm, 1879) [WoRMS]; Anoplodactylus pygmaeus (Hodge, 1864) [WoRMS]; Pycnogonida [WoRMS]
Adriatic Sea [Marine Regions]; Venice Lagoon [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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sea-spider, North Adriatic, Lagoon of Venice, Non-Indigenous Species |
| Abstract |
Ammothea hilgendorfi (Böhm, 1879) was first reported in the Mediterranean in 1983, with eleven specimens caught in a single site of the Lagoon of Venice, near the S. Nicolò harbour mouth. Since then, the presence of this species has no longer been reported neither in the Venice lagoon nor in other sites of the Mediterranean sea. However this species is actually present and quite widespread in the Venice lagoon, as indicated by a number of individuals we caught between 1991 and 2017, totalling 29 specimens. The first report of the presence of Anoplodactylus pygmaeus (Hodge, 1864) for the Venice lagoon is also provided. |
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