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First record of Leucothea multicornis (Ctenophora: Lobata: Leucothidae) in the eastern Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2014

Bella S. Galil ,
Shevy B.S. Rothman ,
Roy Gevili  and
Tamara Shiganova
Bella S. Galil*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, POB 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel
Shevy B.S. Rothman
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Roy Gevili
Affiliation:
Rogozin 54/25, Ashdod 77440, Israel
Tamara Shiganova
Affiliation:
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, Nakhimovsky av. 36, 117997 Moscow, Russia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B.S. Galil, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, POB 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel email: bella@ocean.org.il
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Abstract

The warty comb jelly, Leucothea multicornis, was noted off the Mediterranean coast of Israel in May and June 2014. Though recorded multiple times in the western and central Mediterranean Sea, this is the first record of the species from the eastern basin. The transient localized blooms and longer-term persistent increases in native and alien ctenophore abundance indicate changes in the structure and function of the Levantine ecosystem.

Keywords

Leucothea multicornisCtenophoraMediterraneanIsrael
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e89
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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