The invasive spotted sea hare aplysia dactylomela (mollusca: Gastropoda: Aplysiidae) - New records and spread pattern in the Mediterranean

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-46

  Crocetta, F ^a   Galil, B S ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alien; Aplysia dactylomela; Aplysiidae; Mediterranean; Mollusca

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY;

GULF OF TARANTO; IONIAN SEA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84864979240     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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