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The non-indigenous Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909 (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from the Mar Piccolo lagoon, Taranto (Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

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Several individuals of Paranthura japonica, a non-indigenous isopod species, recently recorded on Italian coasts, have been collected from the Mar Piccolo basin, Taranto (Italy). This finding extends the distributional range of the species southwards in the Mediterranean, including a semi-enclosed coastal basin, which is considered the second Italian hotspot for the introduction of alien species. The characteristics of the place reinforce the hypothesis that its introduction is linked to shellfish trade and farming. Remarks on the morphology and ecology are included.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks are due to Drs. Ester Cecere and Giuseppe Portacci (CNR-IAMC at Taranto), who kindly hosted us and supplied lab facilities as well as the measurements of hydrological variables. We also acknowledge the support from the National Flagship Project “RITMARE” (SP3_WP2_AZ1_UO03 and SP3_WP2_AZ2_UO01) funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. Many thanks are also due to Drs. Andrew Cohen, Nicolas Lavesque and Agnese Marchini, for the loan of Paranthura material, and to Dr. Xavier Turon CEAB, CSIC Blanes for the confirmation of Polyandrocarpa zorritensis identification. Mrs Rosanna Messina helped with the revision of the English language.

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  1. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Center of Villa Dohrn-Benthic Ecology, Punta San Pietro, 80077, Ischia, NA, Italy

    Maurizio Lorenti

  2. CNR National Research Council of Italy, ISMAR Marine Sciences Institute, Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122, Venice, Italy

    Erica Keppel, Marco Sigovini & Davide Tagliapietra

  3. CNR National Research Council of Italy, IAMC Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, via Roma 3, 74123, Taranto, Italy

    Antonella Petrocelli

  4. SERC Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA

    Erica Keppel

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Lorenti, M., Keppel, E., Petrocelli, A. et al. The non-indigenous Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909 (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from the Mar Piccolo lagoon, Taranto (Italy, Mediterranean Sea). Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 12791–12796 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4994-5

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