Occurrence of the Alien Species Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) elegans (Sipuncula) on the Levantine and Aegean Coasts of Turkey

Authors : Şermin AÇIK

Pages : 443-448

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A total of 37 specimens of Aspidosiphon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Aspidosiphon); elegans were collected at 5 stations located along the Levantine coast of Turkey and at 1 station located near Foça insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Aegean Sea);. This species inhabited calcareous rocks, the mussel Branchidontes pharaonis, and the alga Corallina mediterranea between 0 and 3 m depths. The population density of this species in the area was found to be 25 ind. M-2. As Aspidosiphon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(A.); elegans is a bio-eroder species, its high population density may cause serious damage to coralligenous habitats. This study gives more data regarding the morphological, biological, and ecological features of the species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Keywords : Sipuncula, Aspidosiphon Aspidosiphon, elegans, alien species, Lessepsian, Aegean Sea, Levantine Sea, eastern Mediterranean