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Thread Discussion: Asterias rubens native range [thread closed]

Author: Stelios Katsanevakis
Created On: 4/2/2014 8:58 AM

Closed On: 5/22/2014 5:14 PM
Closing User: Stelios Katsanevakis

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Stelios Katsanevakis

Closed On: 5/22/2014 5:14 PM
Closing User: Stelios Katsanevakis

Stelios Katsanevakis
4/2/2014 8:58 AM

Asterias rubens appears as alien in the European Atlantic coasts, where it is native. This needs to be corrected in the EASIN Catalogue.

Argyro ZENETOS
4/4/2014 7:56 AM

Indeed Asterias rubens is native in the Atlantic. However, it appears to be introduced in the Sea of Marmara (Albayrak, 1996; Yuce & Sadler, 2000)and the Black Sea(Turkish coast: Kahran et al 2007) Mortensen 1927, reported that it is found accidentally in the Mediterranean but did not specify a locality. The suggestion that A. rubens was introduced by shipping (Zibrowius, 2002) is reasonable. Its planktotrophic larvae may have tranfered in ballast waters on ships.

Stelios Katsanevakis
[Closing post]
5/22/2014 - 5:14 PM

Ticket accepted

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