First record of Theora (Endopleura) lubrica Gould, 1861 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Semelidae) from a Levantine port

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-79

  Bogi, Cesare ^a   Galil, Bella S ^b  

^a National Institute of Oceanography Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research ^*  (Italy)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alien; Invasive; Israel; Mediterranean; Port; Semelidae; Theora lubrica

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865957750     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.1.11     Document Type: Article

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