Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta
The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the central and eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographed at Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species...
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doaj-1fe9bec450ef4972a72bdc00a63875442020-11-24T23:16:38ZengHellenic Centre for Marine ResearchMediterranean Marine Science1108-393X1791-67632008-12-019211111410.12681/mms.13610561Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in MaltaP.J. SCHEMBRI0Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the central and eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographed at Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species in Malta is a recent event and may be due to range expansion of the species.https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12109 |
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Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta |
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Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta |
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Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta |
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Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta |
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Occurrence of the alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) in Malta |
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occurrence of the alien sea hare aplysia dactylomela rang, 1828 (opisthobranchia, aplysiidae) in malta |
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research |
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Mediterranean Marine Science |
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1108-393X 1791-6763 |
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The alien sea hare Aplysia dactylomela, which is already established in several localities in the central
and eastern Mediterranean, is recorded for the first time from Malta on the basis of a specimen photographed
at Cirkewwa (northern Malta). It is hypothesised that the occurrence of this species in Malta is
a recent event and may be due to range expansion of the species. |
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