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Northernmost record of Godiva quadricolor (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in the SCI “Fondali Noli – Bergeggi” (Ligurian Sea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2015

Federico Betti ,
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti  and
Simone Bava
Federico Betti*
Affiliation:
Comune di Bergeggi, AMP Isola di Bergeggi, Via De Mari, 28/D, 17028, Bergeggi, SV, Italy
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti
Affiliation:
DiSVA, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
Simone Bava
Affiliation:
Comune di Bergeggi, AMP Isola di Bergeggi, Via De Mari, 28/D, 17028, Bergeggi, SV, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Betti, Comune di Bergeggi, AMP Isola di Bergeggi, Via De Mari 28/D, 17028 Bergeggi, SV, Italy email: info@federicobetti.it
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Abstract

The northernmost record of the alien nudibranch Godiva quadricolor is reported here, about 400 km farther north than the previously published one and the farthest to be recorded from the equator. It is also the second published record of this species along the Italian coasts and the first record from the Ligurian Sea. A single specimen was reported during a scuba dive, crawling on small stones inside the Site of Community Importance ‘Fondali Noli – Bergeggi SCI’, at a depth of 3.5 m. The species, described in 1927 in South Africa, is considered to be rapidly expanding its original areal distribution thanks to maritime traffic. A review of the known actual distribution is also reported here.

Keywords

Godiva quadricoloralien speciesMediterranean SeaLigurian Seafirst recordnorthernmost record
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e26
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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